Whoever slabbed it paid more for the slabbing than the coin is worth raw.
The trees over the "hut" are supposedly different at different mints. Okay, here is a hut. What is its mint? (I'll show it after a few guesses.)...
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[ATTACH] A mold of a large Constantius II FEL TEMP REPARATIO soldier spearing horseman. See the site in my previous post.
This note is about changes to the second link about molds (below). I have a site on ancient imitations: http://esty.ancients.info/imit/ We have...
Trajan (98-117 AD), AR 19, 3.33 grams. Struck c. 113-114 at Bostra, Arabia (southernmost Syria, very near Jordan). [ATTACH] Greek legend (below)....
Occasionally Constantius II comes in super grade: [ATTACH] The early Christian reverse HOC SIGNO VICTOR ERIS ("With the sign, you will be...
Hey med, lend me your gold Elagabalus and I'll photograph it and put it into the quiz. I might be a bit slow in returning it, though.
The Emesa stone reverse of Elagabalus says "ELAGABAL" which would serve as a nice hint.
I have an easier quiz on my page: http://esty.ancients.info/unique/unique.html It shows reverses of Roman coins and asks you to identify the...
Someone mentioned rarity and value. I wrote an article on that in 2001 and I still stand by those thoughts. Here it is on the web:...
As you know, RIC stands for "Roman Imperial Coinage" so provincials with Greek legends do not count as "Not in RIC."
doucet, is your CONSTANTINOPOLI coin not RIC Constantinople 63, page 579, officina IA?
It is interesting that counterfeiters began working not long after the invention of coinage. Here is an ancient fake of the siglos type: [ATTACH]...
Here is an AE2 of the roman empress Aelia Flaccilla (wife of Theodosius who reigned 379-395). [ATTACH] AEL FLAC-CILLA AVG SALVS REI-PVBLICAE...
I have followed this series closely since 2001. The simple fact is those coins often come in great shape. It is true, however, that many coins...
Most of the fun may be the search, but I also get a lot of fun from the research. I have a library with the major references and many sale...
The sheikh who failed to pay for the Prospero lots he won (and possibly other artworks) died at age 48 in suspicious circumstances:...
Welcome 4to2! I encourage you to look back through older pages for fun (there are over 200 pages of thread titles). Many were very interesting...
[ATTACH] I greet you at the door! Happy Halloween! Troas, Abydos, 10 mm obol. c. 480-450 BC. [ATTACH] Eagle standing left, wings closed....
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