All my Elagabalus Ants. are earlier issues. This one is my favourite amongst them. I haven't paid them much notice for some time. I need to dig...
I agree with Zumbly. That silvering doesn't have the characteristics of original silvering. By modern times though this could be anywhere in the...
Leeching would be my conclusion. My lightest Severan denarius was 1.459 gms and certainly seemed to have suffered from leeching where the copper...
Here is a larger Lugdunum portrait. The arched eyebrow seems quite exaggerated. [IMG] The Siscia portrait is much more stylised that realistic...
I have one from the same issue but different workshop (Delta) to your new hut. [IMG] And one from a different issue (Dot) and workshop [IMG]
There is such a variation in style between the mints too. This one is attributed to Ainos based on style and is quite distinctive. [ATTACH]
I have one but it is very rough. Magnentius - Centenionalis Obv:– IM CAE MAGN-ENTIVS AVG, bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust right, A behind...
I do buy lots occasionally. This is primarily when there is a single coin in the lot I am after. My only example of this Probus coin was poor at...
My Constantinople RIC 81 (clutching) has the scarcer R-E legend break. Constantius II - AE2 Obv:– D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, Pearl diademed,...
I love the London output but realised it was too big to add as another focusn Constantine the Great - Follis Obv:– CONSTANTINVS AVG, Laureate,...
I bought a coin relevant to this thread a couple of years back. Constantine II - Follis Obv:– CONSTANTINVS IVN N C, Laureate, cuirassed bust...
These "heroic nude" busts have always appealed to me. My only coded from this series is a type already shown. [IMG]
It's a gem and in my opinion the nicest of the three illustrated here. The detail is great. The bust is what makes it stand out to me. Most of...
I have some Rome mint(1 still en route) LEG I ITAL [IMG] LEG VIII AVG [IMG] Alexandrian III AVI [IMG] III AVG [IMG] Emesa II CO,...
I had one turn up in a bulk lot I bought a few weeks back. It's nothing special, suffers from an uneven strike and honest wear but has an elk...
The galley has one of these symbol on the left field too. It's symbol 4* from those shown by randygeki above. The symbols are off and not really...
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