My favorite Valentinian I is the only AE1 type he issued. As these go mine is on a small flan losing some legend and part of the Heraclea...
Also, it seems to me that more of the Cast in Gaul coins seem to be 'better' reverses. ...or is it that I bought cheaper CIG examples of better...
http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2520961 Certainly all on acsearch looked cast except for the above.
If you happen across a lion rider with a drum instead of a thunderbolt, they are a scarce variation. I have a denarius with Septimius but only...
Ken's Caracalla reminds me that many new collectors have trouble separating coins of Caracalla from those of Elagabalus. His is, of course, 100%...
Happy Birthday. As a matter of fact I do have the long underwear the Army issued me when I went in ('joined' implies it was my idea which it was...
[ATTACH] Seriously, neither of us can call our Zeno 'minimal' with regards to wear with those flat noses and other details. Still they are...
Young would be Caesar: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I'd hardly call that a younger one but it is a great coin. The top one is good GERM style. For some reason I always liked the BRIT coins better...
Tooled hair adds nothing but the overall coin looks good.
RIC 113 page 211 Arles The feature of note on this one is the armillary sphere decoration on the globe.
The R here is as close as a keyboard may come to that Siscian language letter in the mintmark. That is a very nice coin! RIC may say it is common...
Everyone needs a Constans from the early Siscia issue with genitive case obverse 'of Constans Blessed Caesar' [ATTACH] Of course there are...
It is RIC 6 page 644 volume VII like your wildwinds match but officina 3 (III). Very few issues used Roman numerals for the whole range of...
I forgot to mention. Nice coin and reasonable.
I'm proud of you , Steve. Six pellets out of twelve does not make 1/4.
My copy of the Lianta book arrived today and is quite impressive at the price BUT it will obviously take a long time to digest this material and...
Another fact is that some designs stand up to wear and corrosion better than others. Certainly there is no doubt that this is a Sulla's Dream...
This type is one I like because of a minor detail that shows better on some than others. The reverse figure is not just carrying a cornucopia but...
This was not a good time for coin quality at Rome under Septimius. Finding really nice Pax denarii might take some looking. My two Pax denarii...
Separate names with a comma.
