There is a lot of variation on these in terms of die style quality. I liked lot 432 (that is why I bid on it). I'm glad it found a good home....
We certainly have seen quite a range of faces here. We have cute and ....well.... not so cute. our new coin is a nice specimen but the portrait...
If you want to avoid coins of Constantine I, avoid buying heavy ones. The Commemoratives were issued as part of the same series that brought you...
Before I get too interested in how the folds fall, I need to see some reason that such a detail might carry a meaning beyond random variation. If...
To paraphrase the question we might ask whether your goal is to sell that one coin for the most you can or to conduct your business in such a way...
The nice thing about Domna coins is that there are plenty to go around (as long as you don't decide you want the ones I want). If we all were to...
Take that as a compliment to your good tastes.
The answer to this question will have to come from a serious study of the trace metals in the coins and we still will have to address options we...
If the variety is known, then I guess there is no need to report it.
Marcus Piavonius Victorinus
Where did you get your hatred for Constantne? Wow! Voltaire, I see. Coins of Constantine II we see are 95% from the lifetime of Constantine I...
I prefer separate threads. This one is interesting with the misspelling on the reverse. It should read LVNA LVCIFERA. Lucifera means bringer of...
VICTORIA AET (Eternal Victory) note the wings on Victory [ATTACH] HILARITAS AVGG? [ATTACH] Your reverse is PAX AVG like the one Smojo showed...
I see yours as a very nice coin with great strike. I only have one to show and it suffers badly from ghosting of the cross running through the...
A test: I did not want another of these which Sear IDed as RIC 20 but I probably would have bought another had it been the RIC 26 (2nd below)...
Those who have things like to be sure there is someone out there who still wants something. If there were 20 (my guess???) and only 10 people...
Great coin. Most of these are weak on one animal or the other. Your horse is world class; the bull head is the weak spot but still quite...
I agree fully that this is an upgrade and, more, a great example of a coin worn to fine that is an upgrade of a coin with virtually no wear...
Not only is it correctly identified but this is a rather nice example of the coin. So often we are asked to ID scraps of metal with no details....
Good group. Keep working and you'll get caught up just in time to start over thinking you can do even better. That is the story of my life. I...
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