I have checked the wildwinds entry for RIC 125 and both examples are from Laodicea. There are many coins on Wildwinds that take the attribution...
Wildwinds does unfortunately have many errors.
Through studying many examples attributed to both mints. Handling many examples. Learning. The difference is stylistic. If you are asking for a...
Laodicea.
That's a very nice example. I'm glad that you got it. Is it the larger size, which would make it RIC VIII Rome 109? It's much nicer than mine...
This Falling horseman from Alexandria is quite uninteresting apart from the apparent difficulty that this engraver with forming the Rs on the...
I would like to say a big thank you to @Severus Alexander . I had immense amouts of fun with his "Group lot goodies" thread...
I would agree with that. The analysis of chonology with this series was less mature when RIC was issued. Bastien has moved this forwards a great...
Perhaps if I pick a small selection of Diocletian and Mah Herc from the same issues and put them side by side we can try and see if it matches the...
The portraiture of Diocletian at Lugdunum is not entirely homogenous across the range of issues (using Bastien dating). Here is a selection from...
From where do you get that there was any output from Lugdunum under Claudius II Gothicus? As far as I was aware the mint had been closed until it...
Something like RIC VIII Thessalonica 55.
Could it be Rome? RS in exe. I just thought the style was more consistent with Rome Similar in style to mine from a different issue? [IMG]
Bare headed so Gallus.
All four images above have Vabalathus on the obverse. It should be noted that there is some disagreement on this and if you look at a range of...
I think I can read VIRT on the rear so some form of Virtus? My eyes hurt but I think the obverse legend matches CONSTANS.
Or an accidental one Septimius Severus denarius (Brockage) Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COS II, Laureate head right Rev:– Brockage image of...
Which way is up? Istros, Silver stater Obv:- Facing male heads, left inverted Rev:- ΙΣΤΡΙΗ, sea-eagle grasping a dolphin with talons, A below...
Or even a double deity. L. Cassius Q.f. Longinus, denarius Obv:– Head of Liber / Bacchus right, wearing ivy wreath; thyrsus over shoulder Rev:– L...
Or another Emperor/Deity combo Probus, Billon tetradrachm Obv:– A K M AVR PROBOC CEB, Laureate draped...
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