Easier compared to what? I would suspect that the previous version of the British pound coin would be a candidate for the most counterfeited coin...
@randygeki and I both saw this Constantius II on the market no too long ago. [ATTACH]
I am not an expert on Severan bronze but have studied quite a few images of them handled a few. The obverse style doen't look close to anything I...
IMP VII through to IMP X seems to have been focussing on production volume rather than production quality. As such the quality control on the...
With regards to the first issue/last issue this is a very useful tool in creating a chronology on coins. The first issue coins of Probus from...
Here is a Probus - Hercules Probus Obv:– IMP C PROBVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right...
They are a great type. I have always had a soft spot for them though never quite enough to want to focus on them. [IMG] [IMG]
Bastien splits the MARS VICTOR types at Lugdunum across five separate emissions. He dates Emission 3 to November – December A.D. 276. Coins can...
It looks as though the BM has reallocated Emesa to Cappadocia too. So another "unknown Syrian mint"?
Though I suspect that there are many "unknown Syrian mints." I have had a couple of these Ceres.. A possible reverse die to the OP? [IMG] A...
Something slightly different:- Obv:–IMP MAXENTIVS P F AVG CONS, Laureate bust left, holding eagle-tipped scepter in right hand, wearing imperial...
An ever popular type and relatively easy to get in decent quality. Here are a few of mine from a variety of mints:- Trier:- [IMG] Rome:- [IMG]...
The coin sits in a series that I am slowly building up. Constantius II - AE2 Minted in Rome (//RE). Reference:- RIC VIII Rome 107 (C) [IMG]...
Here is another FTR Galley addition to my collection. I seem to have developed a soft spot for these Rome mint Galleys. I will share my newest...
I am just getting round to processing my latest purchases. Amongst them are a couple FTR Galley coins. They are sufficiently different that I will...
Not Probus. Looks like Antioch mint Numerian.
Great find......
Those are some interesting questions. The huge number of bust varieties for Probus is bewildering. G/< has a great page on the bust varieties:-...
The bust type here is "cuirassed and seen from the rear", which is a generally scarce bust type for Probus from any mint. Of all the mints at...
I'm quite happy to have lots of questions. It leads me to hope that some day we might find (or propose) some answers through studying the coins.
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