I would guess the flaw was there when the coin was struck, for the same reason maridvnvm mentioned--the understruck area on the obverse. Unlike...
I think that because Constantine is shown holding a scepter, you can consider him trabeate on the OP. The London mint was under his control at the...
What book did you get?
Oh, okay. I misunderstood what you meant by the title of this thread. I was going to suggest that you flip the coin over.
Well, according to my students, the SARS-CoV-2 virus was engineered by teachers so that they wouldn't have to go in to work.
Getting back to the OP. Perhaps the coin does speak for itself, but not in a language that I understand. What does ΔЄKA/ЄTHPI/CKV/PIOV stand for?...
Someone has already stripped this coin down to bare metal. There are a few traces of patina left in the recesses along with one patch at 9:00 on...
[IMG] Galerius (Maximian) Bronze Nummus Ticinum mint, A.D. 295-296 Obv: MAXIMIANVS NOB CAES Rev: GEONI POPV-LI ROMANI - Genius, modius on head,...
This answers my question. My coin is RRC 480/13, with a shield. Thank you, Alegandron.
[IMG] Constantine I ("the Great") Alexandria mint, A.D. 311-312 RIC 145 Obv: FL VALERIVS CONSTANTINVS P F AVG Rev: BONO GENIO PII IMPERATORIS -...
When I bought this coin, the reverse description said "shield at base", so that's I've described it on my web page. After seeing Alegandron's...
And the reason is that if the coin was legitimate, the person offering it would easily get a lot more money for it by having a reputable firm put...
I, too, would never have suspected that the OP was a fake. Scary.
I don't know if this relates to a particular event or just the fortunes of the Empire in general: [ATTACH] Trajan Caesar, A.D. 97 Augustus, A.D....
Thought I'd go with the painfully obvious: [IMG] Constantine I Constantinople mint, A.D. 327-328 Obv: CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG Rev: LIBERT-A-S...
I prefer your new coin. I will admit that the obverse portrait on the old coin has more character, but the details on your new coin, particularly...
CONSECRATIO. It's a commemorative coin minted after his death by his brother, Quintillus.
If you do a search on VCoins, you can list the results in order of lower price to highest price. This way, if you have a certain budget, you can...
I'm surprised that you search for "ar drachm." The coin looks bronze to me. Maybe add "AE" when you search Arados.
Here's my setup. I went to the hardware store and bought a 3/4" and 1/4" dowel and a conduit clamp, all for less than $10. It took me about 1/2 hr...
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