I don't know the current debate on this type but I like the vagueness of RIC that this coin merely commemorates "a grant of special favor."
the other theories don't hold water! :)
[ATTACH] VANDALS. Municipal coinage of Carthage. Circa 480-533 Æ 42 Nummi (27mm 12.7g ). Class 1. Carthago standing facing, crowned with corn...
don't forget Gordian III
my page on these "Festmünzen" available on the internet since 2007 ;) http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/billon/
low estimates are used to generate bids.
I was trying to be generous :)
I would feel guily if I sold those to someone for more than $1 a piece and the buyers premium is 28%.
Most of the LRB's are junk and they also have buyer's premium, from what I saw, 18-22%. These auctions seemed geared for people that don't know...
Shea, your coin is pearl-diademed.
all kinds of Constantinopolis coins [ATTACH] Commemorative Series A.D. 337-348 15mm 1.6gm CONSTAN-TINOPLIS; Diademed and draped bust of...
here are some possibilities [ATTACH] Agrippa Struck under Caligula A.D. 37- 41 Æ As 28x29mm 10.6gm M AGRIPPA L F COS III; head left,...
that's the other foot of the eagle compare with [ATTACH]
I can only guess that Bruun listed an example in RIC VII because he knew that some had been struck in that period. There are other examples of...
Yes, your coin is Aquileia 61b. The other coin you posted is Aquileia 77a. The difference, as Spaniard pointed out, is the obverse legend. RIC...
it's amazing how many "very rare" coins are listed, especially with no attribution. this coin is certainly not very rare, though I don't think...
it a POP ROMANVS from Constantinople. The reverse is upside down, but the mintmark is CONSA (or H). It's in RIC VIII, but should be in RIC VII, as...
two small points the term mule has been used several times. these coins are neither mules nor hybrids, but regular issues. In ancients, mules...
this is a scarcer variety with two flags on the vexillum, versus one on center only. [ATTACH] Constantine I A.D. 312-313 22mm 4.1gm IMP C...
I was looking through BnF and they have this AD countermark but only have (?) for translation, so Giard didn't know or want to guess.
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