From my webpage on the subject: [IMG] Left to Right: Diocletian 10.6g c.300 AD; Galerius 7.9g 309-310 AD; Maximinus II 4.5g 313 AD; Licinius I...
That is a good one to start since it is completely legible. RBT is a Rome mark (one of several they used). The two soldiers / two standards type...
What do you require to consider a coin attributed? Lack of mint mark will make half stop short of an RIC number. All can be IDed to emperor and...
[ATTACH] I don't have a really nice follis of Maximianus but for some reason have more ants of his than of Diocletian. Why??? [ATTACH]
I'll add one with Diana. [ATTACH] If shopping for one of these be aware that there is an issue of coins as Augustus where the abbreviation AVG...
The best guide to rarity for this period is often said to be the Reka Devnia hoard which contained many thousands of denarii. Rare coins of...
As a long time collector of the Eastern denarii of Septimius Severus, I always wanted a Pescennius Niger as well. My first came in 1997 and was a...
The features that make a good coin camera are not related to megapixels or zoom ratio but better cameras tend to have larger lenses so I suspect...
Most of what I see will fall in the last half of the fourth century and should be identifiable using Warren's site:...
Early Eion have thicker fabric and a different style reverse punch. [ATTACH] Mallos (sorry mine is a real dog) has a swan on the reverse....
The big skill in cleaning is knowing what to do and when to stop with each individual coin and type of dirt. Learning that will cost you some...
http://esty.ancients.info/numis/fakes.html The above has links to the others mentioned and its own added good points like advise to beginners. He...
We say this all the time but beginners think we are exaggerating. I really wish we had mintage figures for ancient coins so we could show just...
Nomoi is the plural of the word nomos meaning customary or standard practice, law or rule. My little dictionary did not mention it as a coin...
[ATTACH] There are two types of Lepta issued under Pontius Pilate. The first is dated year 16 of Tiberius while the other which I don't have...
This must be one of those things that comes on the market when they are found and then disappears. I could not find anything online now but...
I am sure I have complimented the lefty before and it is obvious that Mikey washed his coin up to impress us (you can see the water drops) so he...
4 eyes is an absolute minimum when you get to a certain age which is oddly enough about where Steve will be in 20 years. (Don't buy the little...
Mikey: That is a super nice Constantius!
This image is better than I would ever expect from a camera of that style. Please, post more little coins shot with it.
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