No guesses yet. So let me ask a different question. Does the reverse depict a modius? Or an altar? Or something else?
My guess is that this one will be easier than the Bactrian/Khushan bronze that I posted a couple of days ago. Very little of the obverse...
I tried making a rubbing, but it wasn't much help. However, I'm pretty sure the writing on the obverse is Kharosthi. I've attached a photo...
For a long time I thought it was some sort of Hadrian provincial. But I'm beginning to suspect that the obverse letting is not Latin or Greek, so...
I can't tell because the reverse is in such bad shape. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Great idea. I'll give it a try.
Just a thought. Might it be Bactrian?
I've finally gotten around to photographing some up the stumpers in my to-be-identified dish. Some of these coins have been sitting there for over...
Actually, coins of Theodosius II with crosses on the reverse are quite common. They date from 415-425 CE. If you even buy a bulk lot of small, 5th...
It looks like a short name with an "NO" in it, so I'd guess it was an imitation of Zeno.
That's what I think. The line to the left of the mint mark also suggests a rotated double strike.
Evidence of what? That it was meant to reflect the Christian beliefs of an individual celator? If it was an official attempt to promote...
RIC VII Ticinum 36 - Here's how the coin is described in RIC, as copied from Wildwinds: "SALVS REIPVBLICAE, emperor in military dress, standing...
As Doug said, the reduction from two to one standard was to denote the reduction in the size of the coin that occurred around 335 C.E. The size of...
That's quite a chin on Paulina, too!
To misquote a t-shirt that I saw at the Antique Car Museum in Fairbanks, AK, "It's too bad that all the people who really know how to run this...
I went to Home Depot and bought a series of wooden dowels of different diameters. I usually shoot outdoors in direct sunlight, which creates a...
That's not a bad start. I think the problem is the lighting. Consider adding a light on the side striking the coin surface at a low angle to bring...
I think Sol is on the reverse of the Gallienus. I'm guessing that the last coin is a barbarous radiate, probably imitating Tetricus II, and...
What better way to celebrate the year of the 6 Augusti than with a coin proclaiming "the peace of the Augustus"? [IMG] Bronze Sestertius Rome...
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