excruciatingly rare and terrible to behold-- [ATTACH] besides being rare, it is one of the few coins to have Constantine's name on the reverse...
I have a small collection of Maximinus II and my favorite types are the martial busts with decorated shields from Antioch. Though the mint of...
It is rated as scarce in RIC; but yours is very worn, so not as collectable.
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OP coin is from Thessalonica with a mintmark of TESB
Yes, Siscia mint seemed to produce less Sol coinage than the other mints.
Yes, it is the same temple.
I recently noticed that I have a lot of Sol coins for Constantine. I don't particularly like the type, but rather collect them for rare bust types...
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I have a small collection of Maxentius coins with designs in the temple pediments. The best resource on this topic is "Le monnayage de Maxence" by...
The undertype and overstrike are the same coin...caused by the hammer bouncing after the coin had shifted; so the mintmark is the same SMANT.
No, given the wear and the fact that there is no legend remaining, you will never know for certain.
LMCC 1.03.001 is RIC VI 6a and LMCC 2.01.003 is RIC VI 6a and 16a. They combine both RIC numbers because RIC separates the two on bust...
Here's my latest unofficial VLPP. The bust is facing the wrong way and they forgot to engrave the shield/wreath over the altar. The "horse" on the...
I can read GETA to the right of the bust.
Yes, it is CONSTANTINVS VM AVG for Constantine II from Heraclea...the mintmark is probably SMHB RIC VIII Heraclea 17 edit-- I don't think...
here are a few of my error coins-- this one is doublestruck [ATTACH] Aurelian A.D. 270- 275 IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG; radiate & cuirassed bust...
I have had several of these, but being a plate coin in a reference I actually use quite a bit is neat. I also have the plain obverse type below--...
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