It's tough to be sure...maybe a little bit of sloppy engraving by the official mint or really good engraving for the unofficial mint. My first...
[ATTACH] Diocletian A.D. 294 AR Argenteus 18mm 3,3g DIOCLETIANVS AVG; laureate head right. VIRTVS MILITVM; four tetrarchs sacrificing over...
The Antioch mint was initially a provincial mint under the Romans; but in the 3rd century A.D., it became an Imperial mint, striking the same...
I found several with Google I also found this reference-- Harold B. Mattingly, 'The Ma'Aret En-Nu'man hoard , 1980 [ATTACH]
Yes, I have been searching for quite a while. I collect VLPP from Siscia and this one is the star of the group.
My newest acquisition...A VLPP from Siscia with a Chi-Rho on the helmet. Eusebius wrote that Constantine “was in the habit of wearing on his...
I have a few more Sol coins to add. I like the one below because of the mintmark-- MSL (MONETA SACRA LONDON) [ATTACH] Constantine I A.D....
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OP coin is indeed "seen from the rear"
this one? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] "Priscus Attalus AR '24 Siliquae'. Rome, AD 409-410. PRISCVS ATTALVS P F AVG, draped and cuirassed bust to right,...
I don't if this will help you-- Binders of Richard Schaefer's Roman Republican Die Project (RRDP) now online - American Numismatic Society
That's a shame; as they were in my top 3 auction houses.
I have several coins with decorated shields depicting horsemen carrying draco's [ATTACH] Maximinus II A.D. 310 Ӕ follis 26x27mm 5.9g MAXIMINVS...
I just got another example [ATTACH] Maximinus II A.D. 310 Ӕ follis 26x27mm 5.9g MAXIMINVS NOB CAES; bust l., helmeted [with gryphon crest] and...
The lion is not winged. I can't make out enough of the legend to be sure; but here are some similar looking examples....
Vespasian, 69-79. As Lugdunum (Lyon), A.D. 71. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III Laureate head of Vespasian to right, [set on globe]. Rev. S C Eagle...
No, the Roman Senate proclaimed him Emperor, albeit somewhat grudgingly.
ADVENTVS types were mostly used for Augusti and simply meant arrival; so the type celebrated the arrival of the Emperor to the city.
this book...#211 [ATTACH]
Sear's Greek Coins and Their Values
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