Randy, considering that your coin is probably worth $5-10, I see no reason to keep your new (inanimate) passion from your wife. There are untold...
Gorgeous OP. Now I need to clean the drool off my keyboard. Similar types were issued for Constantine. Here's one from Rome: [IMG] Rome mint,...
That Roman reverse type dates from around 378 - 383 A.D. I've seen examples of Gratian, Valentinian II and Theodosius I. Arcadius also reigned...
Here's a somewhat less common Eudoxia: [IMG] AE3 Nicomedia mint, A.D. 395-401 Obv: AEL EVDO-XIA AVG Rev: GLORIA RO-MANORVM - Empress on throne,...
Beautiful OP. Excellent detail. Captives pop up unexpectedly on some other coins of Constantine, too. Here's an example of the well-known Jupiter...
So Victor, do you think that by adding the DN in the reverse legend Constantine was claiming the exclusive favor of Sol? Interesting for someone...
Looks barbarous to me, too. The eye on the obverse looks particularly strange. However, I have found that sometimes corrosion can make a legend...
Thanks, Ed! I found it right away with those search terms. Troas, Thymbria, ca. 4th century B.C. https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=47918
And now I'd like to show off my complete ignorance of Greek coins. I'm trying to ID the coin below, and I assume I'll need to search through some...
Wait a minute. You think everyone else is smarter than you, too? I thought I was the only one who believed that!
Absolutely agree. Ten 1600+-year-old coins for $25? Of course that's a good deal! You'd be hard-pressed to find 10 Indian head pennies for that...
If the coin weighs is 10.1 grams, then that concerns me. A tetradrachm should weight around 14g, a didrachm around 7g. It is possible that your...
Sounds like it's definitely BD. It's good that you're moving quickly to remedy it. Good luck.
As I look at the coin a second time, I wonder if it's really bronze disease or if it's just a mostly-lost green patina. Is the green spreading? If...
I've heard about sodium sesquicarbonate. From what I've heard, it's a very effective treatment but the chemical is fairly toxic and has to be...
You need to get rid of all the BD before applying the Verdicare, otherwise you run the risk that it will continue to grow under the Verdicare...
The Galerius was from a small bulk lot of tetrachic-era nummi, an area of interest of mine. The others I bought individually. I'm pretty sure the...
Some of my favorites from Ticinum: [IMG] Tacitus Augustus, A.D. 275-276 Billon Antoninianus Ticinum mint Obv: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG Rev:...
At 34 mm, is it possible that it is some sort of medallion?
At least my OP didn't turn out to be Ptolemy IV, which seemed like a possibility originally. He was kind of a turd, wasn't he?
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