The CLARITAS was only the second example from Rome that I have sold in the last few years...one example from London also.
it's like this one [ATTACH] Constantine I A.D. 318-19 IMP CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG; helmeted, laureate and cuirassed bust right. VICTORIAE LAETAE...
If you look through eBay on a regular basis, you will start seeing some of the same fakes over and over again. The person you can see in his...
they have six more examples you can click on at the bottom of the page.
he's a known fake seller
Estiot and Mairat have several examples of this type on their website -- http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coin/2548
I am sure now that this coin is unofficial...after getting it and taking better pictures, it is easier to see some other unusual things like the...
This is a nice example of a Constans FEL TEMP (RIC VIII Siscia 211) but something is not right. [ATTACH]
RIC 953 is a dupondius; but both coins shown in this topic are asses. This is 953-- [ATTACH] OP coin might be 957; which has the same legends as...
don't forget about Severus II...though it's pretty easy to.
[IMG] [IMG] My name is Victor Clark and I have been collecting ancient coins since I got out of the Navy in 1995. My focus is mainly on Late...
it's a Gallienus brockage
they are usually referred to as Phrygian caps. from Konrad Kraft's article about the FEL TEMP types, the two captives FTR was most likely issued...
the countermark is Howgego 245, Athena with spear and shield. Howgego writes - "the connection of Minerva with Domitian suggests that this is an...
except there is a quote from Palladas (4th cent A.D.) writing about the melting down of statues of gods to produce coins--- "Having become...
here's an example for Jovian from Alexandria, though your mintmark looks different, but maybe it is ALEB, with LE weak. [ATTACH]
I only looked on the Leu website, which said the auctions were closed.
Yes, I was surprised that I was winning 4 lots and bidding was ended according to my Leu account, then I lost three of those lots.
Vcoins is not a retail site, rather it is a conglomeration of retail sites with a very large variety of ancient coins with prices for any budget....
If it is in green on the "My Bids" page, you won; if it's red, you lost. You have to give them a couple of business days at least before you start...
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