Constantinople 86 has a mintmark of •CONSZ•; with a • in front and behind. On yours there is no • evident in front, though it could be off the...
OSTROGOTHS. A.D. 493- 553. 20 Nummi or Half Follis (23x24mm 6.5gm) Municipal issue. Rome mint. INVICTA ROMA, helmeted and draped bust of Roma...
nevermind
It's called a barbarous radiate and it is not an official Roman coin, that is why it is small and looks crude. It is most likely copying a...
Yes, that is right.
Well, it is one of his brothers. Try reading the obverse legend- CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C
It's the brother of Valens...Valentinian I; but it is from Siscia.
to further confuse the info about broken versus unbroken, take a look at Crispus London A.D. 317 unbroken [IMG] London A.D. 320 broken [IMG]...
Here's two from Constans [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Thessalonica
Yes, just a smaller version. Lots of different brass and polishing attachments. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
since the patina is shot, you could finish quickly by using a mini-mite with a brass cup brush.
From Spengler-Sayles “Although Lane-Poole, Edhem and others have identified the portraits on the obverse of this coin as being copied from coins...
Here is his argument; which, though I understand his point, do not find strong enough to follow his arrangement. "It seems more logical to...
RIC IV uses the terms "hybrid" and "irregular" fairly often. A useful, and updated, companion reference to the period covered in this volume of...
Part of the entry for A.D. 147- 148 in BMCRE (Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum) “147- 148. TR P XI. The year is devoted to...
this coin, which shows the Emperor sacrificing, is a "vota decennalia" type. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decennalia It was also issued around...
Though it is on a small flan, I think it is an official FIDES EXERCI. RIC Vi Rome 34 or 35, depending on obverse legend.
Antioch was his principal residence the year that these were struck.
Not necessarily my favorite, but a delightful book that I have posted about before. An Inventory of Romano-British Coin Hoards This book is not...
This coin is gilt on obverse…possibly done in antiquity, as the deposits look old. Constantius I A.D. 296- 303 25x27mm 9.2gm FL VAL CONSTANTIVS...
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