I buy coins for the express purpose of selling them...they are not going into my collection...ever. Here's an example-- [ATTACH] Nice coins;...
It's a Tau-Rho to the left.
I forgot to show a more typical Genio with a "six-pack" [ATTACH] Maximinus II A.D. 313 21mm 4.1gm IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG; laureate...
the link that paschka put up says exactly that...pic below-- [ATTACH]
The coins were not seized because they were ancient...it was civil forfeiture.
[ATTACH] Large Bronze Age Brush-Decorated 'Teapot' 16th-14th century BC A squat terracotta vessel with broad base, rounded body, low rim with...
The Genio on the reverse of this coin has unusual lines across his torso; which I suppose was the engravers awkward/ lazy way of showing muscles....
probably a clogged die
I don't believe that is a thing. Bidding on eBay is simple-- bid your max and walk away...or use a snipe program and stop grumbling.
two more I won this week [ATTACH] Maxentius A.D. 308- 310 22mm 6.0g IMP C MAXENTIVS P F AVG; laureate head right. VICTORIA AETERNA AVG N;...
a new one [ATTACH] Maximinus II A.D. 311 26mm 6.8g IMP C GALER VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG; laureate head right. BONO GENIO PII IMPERATORIS; Genius...
The mintmark is SMTS and it is from Thessalonica. RIC VIII Thessalonica 189 and is rated very common. [ATTACH]
I just got this one in a lot yesterday. [ATTACH] Constantine I A.D. 307- 310 25x27mm 6.2g IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; laureate and cuirassed...
That is why I said "A few are merely close" in my original post.
None of my coins came with any provenance. There is an interesting article that had some coins that looked like mine-- though it was hard to tell...
oops :banghead:
One area that I collect is unofficial Constantinian coinage with an emphasis on issues copying VLPP coinage from Siscia. Here is an official...
I bought this one because of the unusual style of the helmet worn by the soldier on the reverse. [ATTACH] Constantius II A.D. 351- 354 21x22mm...
It's looks like a clogged die, though weak strikes will look similar. If you look closely you can see the faint outline of the missing legend.
"Rusty Romans" was the eBay ID of Jerome Holderman
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