Agreed, that is a great portrait!
My bet is that since it started being struck in 383, it's Gratian and Theo I, and then they just continued to strike it after the fact... no need...
These two were just delivered... my first earlier-style BL Alexandrian Tets. [ATTACH] Nero BL Tetradrachm, Struck 65-66 AD, Alexandria, Eygpt...
Very nice! Thank you, @Ken Dorney!!
Ken, I noticed you have two Antioch coins that I'm super curious to see in more detail and know more about... Would you be willing to share more...
Awesome! I almost snagged one myself last week... Didn't bid quite enough lol Do you have a favorite of those in your pile?
Ok, here's mine - no Photoshop, just laying them out on the table. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] These are the ones I've got my hands on, the others...
Is that a Castulo Augustus/sphinx I see, Erin?
Don't quote me on this, but I'd guess Elagabalus because of the ANTWNEINOC
I haven't taken a pile photo before... I proclaim I shall do that tonight!
If you explore the other coinage of Antioch, I see a lot of similarity in the obverse bust style, like on this Antioch tet: [ATTACH]...
Great find, @galba68!!! I really like that type of obverse legend. And I love me some middle denominations.
@Alegandron & @chrsmat71 Very cool multi-countermarked coins! I just picked up one of this type myself and after doing some research found this...
I like your coin, Mike! And it's variation is intriguing! I just picked up a similar coin with less defined legends (I see IMP and [P]OT), but...
Not 3. And this is just what was sold by major auction houses in the past 15 years. https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=Avgvstvs dupondius...
That's got me really intrigued! McAlee's book is one that is at the top of my list, but is just out of my price range.
Nice denarius! But o_O I see 304 myself...
That's a very nice Claudius, Al! Here's a heavily worn one with a countermark as you mention... Was this the type of countermark in McAlee's book?...
To my personal collector's eye, I see no faults in your new Germanicus dupondius, Doug. I really love it! And the number is so fascinating! I...
Looks ok for the price.
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