I hadn't even considered that there are eastern Sabina coin. Doh. Fantastic.
And Nicomedia.... libations flowing to the Altar Obv:– IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, Laureate head right Rev:– GENIO AVGVSTI, Genius standing...
I don't think that we have covered off Lugdunum mint here yet. [IMG]
I have an earlier CAESARIS... (P / D | R // ALE). Mid A.D. 308. RIC VI Alexandria 71 [IMG] Here is one of the earlier Serapis head coins from...
I have a coin of Septimius Severus that was minted in Laodicea ad mare in the eastern empire that was a field find in Carmarthen in west Wales the...
It's also worth looking out for the BONO reverse legend variety. Maximinus II Daia - Follis Obv:– IMP C GALER VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, Laureate...
The patina appears to be real. I have had a go at it with a couple of nylon brushes and probed with a pick.
Virtus is female. She will always be dressed but will expose her right breast. In this case it would appear to be Mars in military attire.
Of course Antioch has it's own holding head of Serapis type. Maximinus II Daia - Follis Obv:– IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, Laureate head...
@Roman Collector At Alexandria they have the equivalent holding Serapis head type.I have a few. This is probably my nicest. Maximinus II Daia -...
@dougsmit , Yours is the GENIO IMPERATORIS rather then the GENIO CAESARIS. Like mine..... Hmmm. Do I have an Officina S thing going on???? I need...
I have a small collection of the coins of MIID from Alexandria. Not really sure why but it's happened that way. Yours is nicer than mine from this...
So.... I have gone FEL TEMP crazy again.... I have bought another 6 FEL TEMPS. I had pretty good reasons for 4 of them and the others were bought...
A simply fantastic coin. I can but look on in awe.
@zumbly I must admit that I was lazy and copied the dealer attribution without checking. Looks like you are right. @dougsmit just for you - a...
The reverse type was issued across multiple issues and across a variety of mints. Here is an earlier one (it looks like my recollection of not...
This coin is where a couple of my background collecting themes collide. Alexandrian imperials and Mars reverses. I have missed out on a few of...
Many thanks. I have now done some more looking round based on your conclusions and agree with bust E2. I was thrown here by "Rosette diademed" as...
As many of you know I don't really focus on LRB but I do dabble. I need some help with identifying this recent purchase. This is what i think is...
I did check the terms and conditions. They were heavily biased towards the legal obligation on the bidder that winning bids were legally binding....
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