There are a couple of aggregate sites for auction listings (many auction houses are on several or all) and there are auctions ending almost...
[ATTACH] Constantine I circa A.D. 328 21mm 3.2gm Obv. Anepigraphic: head with rosette diademed, looking up to heavens Rev. CONSTANTINIANA...
I organize the trays thematically, like tetrarchic coins from Carthage, Constantine coins from London, CONSERVATOR AVGG code coins from Siscia,...
I spent considerable time looking up family history in Tennesse and I am mainly interested in my ancestors that served in the military. My...
Your coin is RIC VII Ticinum 159. 158 is draped and cuirassed, versus cuirassed only.
Sorry, it seems I mixed up my references when I made the page. If you look in Cope, L. H., C. E. King, J. P. Northover, and T. Clay. "Metal...
but the easy part is whenever you see MAXIMIANVS as Caesar, it is always Galerius, never Maximianus.
[ATTACH] 10mm 0.75g Obv: pearl-diademed and draped bust with legend consisting of I’s Rev: wreath surrounding TOV TLVM X (VOT MVLT X in...
your obverse legend is MAXIMIANVS NOBIL C
I'm only kidding about LRB's potentially being dangerous, not the indium part. On the page I linked to--...
Isis carries a situla/bucket with water from the Nile in it.
this checks two of those boxes --an argenteus from Carthage [ATTACH] Constantius I AD 296- 298 AR Argenteus 18mm 2.7g CONSTANTIVS CAES;...
strange that nobody has responded to this topic
two new MAX pickups [ATTACH] Maximinus II A.D. 306- 307 22x24mm 5.9gm GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES; laureate head right. VIRTVS EXERCITVS;...
I also noticed in your description that she and her husband were regarded as the first Imperial Christians; but I really doubt that and even...
It's a nice example, but it is an antoninianus
On my page I make a distinction between counterfeits and unofficial coinage. Counterfeits were made to deceive; while most of the unofficial...
If the fact that some LRB's contain iron is surprising, get ready to be really surprised-- some LRB's are radioactive. The metal Indium is...
Some ancient coins have a bit of iron in the mix. I have a page on metallurgy with the composition of some LRB's....
There are quite a few books written on the subject of bronze and patinas...my favorite (I only have two on the topic) is Copper and Bronze in...
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