Great.. I would have never guessed it's a Byzantine coin. Historically, did the Byzantinians take this symbol after the Romans? Did it exist...
@ VK.. Yes I looked at sites. I have many coins with this symbol and I already posted some of them. But this one is the first one I recently...
Only the famous symbol X P drew my attention on the reverse of this tiny coin weighing only 2.26 g. There is also the letter Epsilon instead of...
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Hi. The fresh sandy patina of these 2 ancient Roman coins refrained me from throwing them in my old box just because the lettering of the...
He just meant it's a male baby, not a female baby. AS simple as that.. LOL
The strange shape and lettering of this ancient coin made me curious and eager to find out what it's all about. It weighs 3.9 g. Could anyone...
Hi. Before cleaning this coin of Constantius II , I noticed that the reverse which figures the legendary bird Phoenix had a mint mark of Antioch...
I was also wondering why would he wear a necklace? Just out of curiosity and fun..
Many thanks. I'll be more careful next time with those Roman Faces...
With TINIA, it must be Valentinianus then. Hope I'm not mistaken this time.
I thought only Apollo resembled women...
The portrait on this Roman bronze coin represents clearly a charming woman. It's the first time I encounter this face , though I collected many...
Could you please tell me what does the Big letter Epsilon suggest on the reverse of Byzantine coins ?
Maybe the bronze and poor condition of this coin could hide the ugliness of that Empress a little bit. She might have a sweet character, though....
Thanks. Same to you.. Peace.
Correct C71. It's Arcadius, struck in Constantinople. Listed as RIC X 60,A. Also size is AE3. Wildwinds states all this but it shows the image...
Greetings.. Before cleaning these 2 coins, I wanted somebody to try guessing the name of the Emperor on each obverse. Please try if you...
It looks as if the horse and not the horseman is turning its head to the knight. Ha.. BTW. the coin weighs 1.5 g.
I was surprised when checking this tiny coin and found out that the portrait on the obverse is different from all I've seen so far. It belongs to...
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