Good eye, red_spork. That would be an excellent set for a beginning. Right now the price seems very reasonable, but prices on eBay often shoot up...
Since all dies were hand cut, it's not unusual to see differences like this.
Not tooled. Fake.
[IMG] Philip II Silver Double Denarius Rome mint, A.D. 244-246 Obv: M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES Rev: PRINCIPI IVVENT - Philip II, standing right,...
$20 may be a little optimistic, but certainly under $30 if you're patient. Interestingly enough, I did a little poking around on both VCoins and...
These coins are very common. If you aren't able to get it looking as nice as you'd like, you can probably find another one in as good a condition...
The details seem awfully crisp for a fouree core. Perhaps it's just heavily toned? I've seen ants of that color before. I agree that the style...
Somewhat later priestly implements: [IMG] Silver Double Denarius Rome mint, A.D. 250-251 Obv: Q HER ETR MES DECIVS NOB C Rev: PIETAS AVGVSTORVM -...
Do we know what the "standard legend" is?
That's a regular Imperial issue. By the time that coin was minted, around 335 C.E. or so, the minting of provincial issues had ceased.
Nice village ya got there. Sure would be a shame iffin it burnt, right?
Here's a couple of Constantine from mints controlled by Licinius. Notice, also, the presence of the captive on the reverse. I don't know of any...
Couldn't help noticing this comment added to the blog that Mat linked to above: "What! Artifacts once in the possession of Vikings, some of which...
To add to this, it is often very difficult to determine whether a coin is official or barbarous during this period. Some are clearly official, and...
Why are the flans so ragged? Were they not hot enough when struck? Mine isn't ragged, but it has a strange teardrop shape: [IMG] Bronze...
Both the OP and the CNG coin have an artifact between the last I of VIII and the first I of IMP. The two coins in the photos from Coin Archives...
Nice coin. Congratulations. There was recently an interesting discussion about the coins of Carthage:...
I would call it a variant of RIC 78, without P.M. at the beginning of the reverse legend. Probably just an omission in RIC, since many of his...
I can't help noticing how different his portrait looks on all the different examples posted.
Beautiful coin, TJC. Congratulations. Here's mine: [IMG] Bronze Antoninianus Gallic Empire, unidentified mint Obv: IMP C M AVR MARIVS AVG Rev:...
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