[ATTACH] Byzantine emperor Justinian II, 685-695 and 705-711. 20-nummia piece struck on a quarter of the flan of a larger follis. 24-16 mm. 3.23...
The OP coin has beautiful even dark toning. If the toning is somehow removed, it will no longer be "even" and it is highly unlikely to remain...
I recommend wrapping it in a towel or rag so it doesn't drop on the floor.
I write web pages for beginners http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/ and other collectors http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ A topic that comes up is...
Photos 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 are surely of fakes (Photo 10 goes with 1). 2 and 3 are of a very worn coin with some corrosion. It is possibly...
Here is a thread on one of the most careless strikes ever: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/byzantine-double-strike.302756/#post-2850141...
[ATTACH] Titus as Caesar, 73 AD. 18-17 mm. Only 2.76 grams. IMP T CAESAR COS III, c/m on neck. IMP VES, with some letters ligate. AVGVSTAE PACI,...
Fakes. Sorry!
One week.
I got it in the recent Naville auction.
Most of the common FEL TEMP REPARATIO AE coins are of one of five types: soldier-spearing-fallen-horseman, hut, galley, phoenix, or emperor and...
Shapur I: [ATTACH] Sellwood 12. 26-25 mm. 4.18 grams. [ATTACH] Sellwood 14. 23 mm (Distinctly smaller in diameter) 4.11 grams (similar weight)....
[ATTACH] I have read the three-volume series which is great. It is about the people and very entertaining, but maybe too much for beginners. I am...
I see the mintmark as ANBI with S in the upper left field. That makes it RIC Antioch 149 or 151. The position of the horseman makes it 149,...
Most late Roman emperors after Constantine issued a limited number of types. If you get out your reference works and list them all you may find...
[ATTACH] Caracalla, struck 213 at Rome. Libertas standing left holding cap of liberty (pileus) and holding scepter in left. PM TRP XVI COS IIII...
[ATTACH] Hadrian's travel series: GERMANIA. Next: A victory against the Germans
[ATTACH] The late Republic has quite a few unoccupied curule chairs like this one: L. Livineius Regulus. 42 BC. curule chair, three fasces...
That is an excellent example from a special year at its mint, year 16 at Antioch. For the reason it is special, see my site at this spot:...
@Milesofwho , year 15 coins of Justinian are large. What is the maximum diameter of yours? By year 31, @Mat 's is only 32 mm. My year 15 is 40-38...
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