I've got the same RIC number with an unusual plaited laurel tie running across the shoulder. He's also got a bit of the fierce eyebrow going on....
it's pretty sharp...congrats
not Severus, but I just picked this piece up because I am drinking and Constantius so looks like John Belushi with the arched eyebrow...Brothers...
thanks all...this is my new favorite coin-- until the next one
I don't know about a recent push, but there is an article from 1968 on this subject-- Cope, L. H. “The Argentiferous Bronze Alloys of the Large...
For me, a big part of collecting ancients is patience. I have been looking for some types for decades; so a mere five weeks wait for this one in...
lots of LRBs have trace amounts of iron. here's a page with an analysis of the composition of alloys-...
thank you very much...I have a few more I will spread out over the evenings as I am drinking and videogaming. :happy:
I expect I could do it, but I am drinking and playing videogames, so my hands are full. Hopefully someone will know who this guy is at 16mm and...
here's a mule...Constantine II obverse paired with Constantine I reverse [ATTACH] Constantine II A.D. 325- 326 18x19mm 3.8gm CONSTANTINVS...
the theory that VI means Constantine's six consulship, is a good one; but it is just a theory. The first problem is that there is also a TSAVII...
Yes...coin cleaning is iffy business; which is why I don't discuss it much on this board. You should never mess with a coin, unless you can accept...
thanks all...I am looking forward to getting the unofficial campgate and busting it out of the slab.
people have used sodium thiosulphate for years with mixed results. I would have only soaked this coin in ammonia with periodic scubs.
[ATTACH] Constans A.D. 347- 348 14x15mm 1.5gm DN FL CONSTANS AVG; Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. VICTORIAE DD AVGG Q NN;...
it looks like a Gallienus with Sol reverse, similar to below. [ATTACH]
Your coin is a common bronze issue for Constantine I, though they can be silvered. similar to the example below (sold) though yours does not have...
It can mean either...I think the big difference is intent. Was it meant to deceive or minted for other reasons, like shortage. This one, though,...
Here are two of the new additions to my collection. the first one is a VICTORIAE SARMATICAE with eagles on the turrets [ATTACH] Diocletian...
the second coin is a SOL reverse from Rome edit- or GENIO like Seth said.
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