A few Constantines that I haven't seen yet: [ATTACH] London mint, A.D. 310-312 RIC 133 Obv: CONSTANTINVS P F AVG Rev: ADVE-NTVS AVG - Prince on...
I don't think we can tell from the photo. In both cases you would expect surface issues. Have you tried finding out anything about the "Z.P."...
The rarity ratings in RIC VII relate to the officina letters. So a coin minted in 6 different workshops might be rated R1 or R2 for each different...
Whatever. At least we're back up, and hopefully my hands will stop shaking soon.
Reminds me of the U.S. mint plagiarizing itself: [ATTACH] (Photo from the U.S. Mint.)
Well, let's face it: we're all pretty geeky, right? I mean, c'mon, not only do we collect ancient coins, but we talk about them and write to each...
White-out?
Are you tempted?;)
I think the main reason is that the AtG tetradrachms were minted for so long after his death. Plus, Alexander is so well known, there's something...
Hate to give away the secret, but Byzantine gold is probably the most affordable ancient gold. Lots of nice coins at reasonable prices can be found.
Funny, I didn't know there was an ignore button (not that there's anyone I'd want to use it on). Is it on someone's profile page?
The last I'd heard, the striking dates of a lot of the "lifetime" issues are being extended, so many coins that were assumed to have been struck,...
The style is off, and with the weight being off by about 0.5g, I would assure that it's not official. I've never seen a Vandalic-era imitation...
Plus commission!?! Was this sold by an auction house!?!
Actually, I am glad that eBay is collecting the sales taxes for me. Over the course of a year, I sell maybe $2,000-3,000 worth of coins over eBay,...
Could it be a fourrée? It looks like there might be a gap in the sliver on the reverse.
I can't tell from the photos, but you can compare here: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=monogram and here:...
Mars also goes uncredited on a couple of his coins: [ATTACH] Ticinum mint, A.D. 306 RIC 75 Obv: CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES Rev: VIRTVS AV-GG ET CAESS...
The is also a standing left version: [IMG] Treveri (Trier) mint, A.D. 316 RIC 118 Obv: CONSTANTINVS P F AVG Rev: MARTI CONS-ERVATORI - Helmeted...
[ATTACH] Bronze (Orichalcum) Dupondius Rome mint, A.D. 103-111 Obv: IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P Rev: SPQR OPTIMO...
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