Yes, Constantine I never shared the title Augustus with his children but the three boys assumed it immediately on dad's death in 337.
I suspect the second is mintmark TRP rather than gamma. Trier used ordinal abbreviations P=Primus, S=Secundus T=Tertius rather than Greek numerals.
Grading is not always fair. If you look at reverse figures on my three you see one has a better face while another is a better body. One...
The one thing that I am least 'in touch with' is the coin market. I make no sense out of the prices asked and received. I go to a show and see...
Does anyone have this? http://www.amazon.com/Syrian-tetradrachms-Caracalla-Macrinus/dp/0915262576
I so agree. In many cases we use place names because it is convenient to maintain the system started by a standard reference years ago. In a few...
Chris makes a good point. If the defect is in any way explainable as part of the coin, the 'problem' can be overlooked. If the issue was known...
I really wish you wouldn't ask such a question. I don't want to offend but the coin is not rare enough for one in that condition to carry any...
[ATTACH] Many (most) Antioch coins of the period have delta epsilon in the field. I don't know the meaning. Anyone?
'Caracalla War Issue' Tet new term to me
Some people say Antioch but we really don't have solid evidence on any mint attributions and were tend to assign mints to major cities as a best...
Under Pegasus is a Greek letter lambda which is the first letter in Leukas. The coin is (IMHO) offensively flatly struck with no detail on the...
sorry I don't know how to delete the image
Excellent work editing. I would not crack it out until you decide whether you are going to be a full time addict to ancients. If you don't have...
It is not terribly unusual to find a coin that is not listed in any of the works of standard literature especially if you accept some minor...
Rare/common is less a factor than high/low demand. My Pegasus is a common coin but popular. Of my coins, the twin horsemen was the most...
While books like Harl are great for developing a feel for spending power of coins we have to recognize that Rome was subject to the same pressures...
Sadly, I agree. It is worth about what you paid (no more). It is not a common type but the off centered reverse loses the best part of the...
Constantius II falling horseman but not worth the effort of asking if it is not worth the effort of taking out of the holder. If I am correct on...
Laodicea ad Mare, Septimius Severus - 193-211 AD - It is a Greek legend Provincial perhaps about 26mm diameter?
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