JA noted, "According to Bruck there are at least 26 altar varieties on these types." The table he gave shows two have crosses (from London and...
I like JA's Constans with two-standards project. Constans is much more common with one-standard (and later, as Augustus). Here is mine. It is from...
Here is a Commodus sestertius:[ATTACH] [ATTACH] 33 mm. Not in Sear but close to Sear 5765 BMC 453 RIC 310 Struck Jan - Dec 9, 181. This one has...
Here is a Licinius II (317-324)with a small head and unbroken obverse legend. It is the first issue for him when he became Caesar in 317 under his...
Cucumbor's coins are both very nice, but the AE1 is far more unusual than the siliqua. It is hard to tell with on-line photos, but that is a big...
On my beginner's educational site: http://esty.ancients.info/numis/ on page 3 I mention some books: http://esty.ancients.info/numis/intro3.html...
I agree the laurel wreath is "outlined." The hair over the ear is "strengthened." To me, the rest of the obverse looks untouched. So, the (light)...
I have made changes to my educational site on early Christian symbolism on Roman coins. http://esty.ancients.info/Christian...Symbols.html I...
Hold the coin up to the pictures on your screen. Pick the one which is most like the coin, except perhaps a bit brighter. I suppose it is...
It may be that if you get either one you will immediately wish you had a better one. I'm with Ides on this one: Pick option C and wait for a...
I much prefer #1. You are not buying the coin because of the reverse, rather the portrait. For me, the off-center portrait clipping the nose of #2...
I must say I like what EDDOP has done by selecting a specialty, collecting the series, and putting out information about it. There are an...
DIVI CARO PERS is the hardest DIVO type to find for Carus. Philip I mentions PAX FVNDATA CVM PERSIS, also using the word "Persia" which is...
Here is a Julia Domna antoninianus: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Julia Domna VENVS GENETRIX 22 mm. Sear 7098. RIC 388. BMC (Caracalla, sole reign) 23...
Around the lettering on the reverse of TIF's are "harsh cleaning scrapes" she noted. I wonder if original patina would have survived that. Is it...
For me #3 is best, perhaps because it seems the lightest/brightest. All are good and if the exposure of #1 and #2 were adjusted to make them a...
Some of us collect ancient coins with themes in mind. The theme need not be the exclusive focus of the collection, but it receives special...
I am a little surprised that Roma would include that Nero in their sale. They generally have very high quality coins and I should hope they look...
No, 1.83 grams is very light. However, it still looks genuine. I imagine it is very porous and fragile. I recommend you do not test this theory by...
Yes, type 75, http://esty.ancients.info/ricix/type75.html an AE2 for Theodosius II and Valentinian III was very rare until well after the Iron...
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