It sounds like you are talking about one city. The drop was nationwide--across all big cities--and cannot be explained by policing in one city....
Ah! My bad! I see it now as a monogram, weak on the right side. Sorry!
There was a drop in crime. The causes have been studied. Put tons of data in and try to let neutral standard statistical techniques tell you what...
That is a very nice nummus with a better bust than most. The ones with "A" (for "1" nummus) are attributed to the reign of Justinian (527-565)...
Those are not the current emperors. That is the reverse. The coin is of Leo IV (775-780) and the obverse has Leo IV and Constantine VI (his son)...
Right. Here is a web page on PROFECTIO coins: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/PROFECTIO/
If there were two rulers, one Augustus and one Caesar, Rome used "AVGG" for the plural anyway, even though it looks like it should refer to two...
"ADVENTVS" means "arrival". The arrival of the emperor to Rome was a major event worthy of celebration and commemoration. [ATTACH] Septimius...
Here is a coin with an obverse legend used only at Serdica: [ATTACH] IMP C AVRELIANVS INVICTVS AVG on an otherwise common type RESTITVT ORBIS...
460 euros hammer for a Herennia Etruscilla is high, but she often has an ugly portrait and is usually struck with worn dies. Here is one I got...
Serdica was a Roman [EDIT: Roman imperial] mint opened under Aurelian c. 271. Serdica is the name for the Roman city on the site of modern city of...
Yes. [ATTACH] Yes, it is MIBE 24 = Sear 17. Metcalf, Anastasian Currency Reform 91-94. This example is 23 mm and 12.05 grams (remarkably...
There is a thin book by D. M. Metcalf, The Origins of the Anastasian Currency Reform, published in 1969, which has more than most of us want to...
They went from small to big in successive reforms of 498 and 512, as discussed on this page: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Byz/ under "copper...
[ATTACH] Hercules combats the Hydra. 28 mm. 11.61 grams. Geta (198-209-212) at Hadrianopolis BMC Thrace 119. ex CNG e-auction in 2003. Next:...
Yes. You can see them here: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/adfini/ at my site "Adfini, Cognat, Patri, Socero, under Maxentius at Rome." Here is...
For much more about early Christian references on coins, see my site: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Christian/ChristianSymbols.html It has many...
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I don't think anyone responding was thinking you were writing about $1000 coins. You mentioned Gordian III, not a nice $1500 owl or a solidus. It...
Good advice. @Gam3rBlake , you bought it, so someone else might. I wouldn't bet on it, and if they did, they might like a second Gordian III...
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