Great to see your new coins, and a beautiful display, Ray!
We're unanimously saying it's Constantine II, though. There must be some confusion here. :wideyed::bored::sorry:
I guess it could mean that, but I personally have never heard how the mint abbreviations come to be decided. Could it then mean "Sacra Moneta...
Where do you see "SA"?
Yes... OCRE (or any tool) + Your Brain = Success! (most of the time:smuggrin:)
I see CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, which is Constantine II. The mintmark in exergue reads (to me) as SMTSB, which @David@PCC was right as...
I don't seen anything wrong with it. Here are some of mine with same emperor but different reverse type (I only have 1 Constantine II), or...
Nice set you've got there! I've got my Spes set that I look out for capturing diversity of emperors with Spes reverses....
[IMG] Ptolemy II Philadelphos, 285-246 BC AE Diobol, Alexandria mint, Series 2 Struck circa 285-261/0 BC Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus-Ammon...
It also looks like I can see AVK on the right of the obverse legend... Greek lettering on a provincial. It looks like a large opening on the...
You might be able to get by with OCRE: http://numismatics.org/ocre/ "OCRE is built on the numbering system created by the Roman Imperial Coinage...
Do you mean right? I don't think it's an extra T, rather the legend break is probably different and the one T appears on the right versus the...
Thanks! This one actually snuck up on me lol especially as this post started last winter.
[IMG] Philip II (as Caesar) under Philip I the Arab, Ruled 244-249 AD AE As, Struck 244-246 AD, Rome mint Obverse: M IVL PHILIPPVS CEAS (rather...
I honestly thought you were going to say "just kidding" after the list lol. Nope. Kudos to you on your bravery and results!
Very cool! I've got a worn one with a BULL... [IMG] Hispania, Castulo, AE Half Unit (Semis), mid 2nd century BC Obverse: Diademed male head to...
LOL, it does, doesn't it! But I think just it's a rudder. And tell us more about your duplicate (thrice)... It looks very Carthaginian! But Roman...
It looks like the obv bust is resting on a globe, like in this example (Livia on reverse): [IMG] Divus Augustus, Ruled 27 BC-14 AD, with Julia...
Agreed... I've always loved your AP & Tyche! [IMG] Trajan, Ruled 98-117 AD AE25, Struck 116/117 AD Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Laodicea ad...
I love all the variety of Spes (and Elpis!) that you all have posted here!!
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