a bit about Petrarch (1304-1374) In Italy during the fourteenth century some men began to study ancient Roman coins. This should not be a...
Howgego doesn't state that Augustus and Trajan are the only options; but they are merely the only ones noted by the author. Theoretically, any...
I have a Constantine II struck with two flans stuck together. [ATTACH] Constantine II A.D. 320 19mm 5.8g D N CONSTANTINO IVN NOB C; laureate,...
Howgego 568 has an example for Augustus and Trajan.
Hello and welcome. You can go to Silbury and check what they said about the coin and see any references they used. If your wife did not register...
June, so far, has been a good month for me. I am the current curator of this Constantine I VLPP from Siscia with Chi-Rho on helmet and horseman on...
Dattari is online-- https://archive.org/details/moneteimperialig01datt/page/n19/mode/2up...
No, it is not bronze disease.
That is probably Dave Surber, who created Wildwinds. He passed away in 2009 and his collection was sold by Agora in 2014.
Other options are RIC VII Arles 136 and RIC VII Arles 145 and 145 is fairly common.
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It's from Arles.
Hello and welcome. It looks fine; but now all I kind think about is the typo! :)
It's tough to be sure...maybe a little bit of sloppy engraving by the official mint or really good engraving for the unofficial mint. My first...
[ATTACH] Diocletian A.D. 294 AR Argenteus 18mm 3,3g DIOCLETIANVS AVG; laureate head right. VIRTVS MILITVM; four tetrarchs sacrificing over...
The Antioch mint was initially a provincial mint under the Romans; but in the 3rd century A.D., it became an Imperial mint, striking the same...
I found several with Google I also found this reference-- Harold B. Mattingly, 'The Ma'Aret En-Nu'man hoard , 1980 [ATTACH]
Yes, I have been searching for quite a while. I collect VLPP from Siscia and this one is the star of the group.
My newest acquisition...A VLPP from Siscia with a Chi-Rho on the helmet. Eusebius wrote that Constantine “was in the habit of wearing on his...
I have a few more Sol coins to add. I like the one below because of the mintmark-- MSL (MONETA SACRA LONDON) [ATTACH] Constantine I A.D....
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