Here is an early issue for Constantine from Ticinum and per RIC was only struck for Constantine and demonstrated that Ticinum was “already showing...
I think that is just the robe rather than a column. It looks like it is trailing off at the bottom. Below are some examples that are similar....
Your coin is from Lyon, not Trier. The mintmark is P[L] with the L obscured. Your obverse legend is IMP C MAXIMIANVS AVG and the bust type is...
It's Magnentius...you can make out D N MAGNEN
I just got this one because of the colorful patina [ATTACH] Diocletian A.D. 295-6 28mm 7.8g IMP C C VAL DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG; laureate head...
I got #30 from ANS [ATTACH]
Definitely get the 6th edition...it has a concordance where you can look up the older reference numbers.
that's a modern fantasy
The armor and weapons is a trophy from defeated enemies and it symbolizes victory.
If you don't have it, you should get a copy of his book "Roman Historical Coins" [ATTACH]
based on the size and style it might also be an unofficial copy of Licinius II. I have attached a picture of the coin [ATTACH]
here's mine [ATTACH] Constantine I A.D. 314 19x22mm 2.7g CONSTANTINVS P AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right. SOLI INVICTO COMITI; Sol rad.,...
It's a Licinius II coin, the obverse legend is D N VAL LICIN L[ICINIVS NOB C]. The reverse legend is [PROVIDEN]TIAE CAESS. The first letter of the...
I have an interest in Siscian VLPP barbs and am not even sure how many I have...400-500? Here are a few of my favorites-- though these are really...
it is believed that Maximinus suffered from acromegaly
from Stevenson A Dictionary of Roman Coins "in the temple of Juno Moneta- a surname given to the consort of Jupiter, because she was said to have...
The word moneta first appeared "in Latin texts as a title or alternative name of the Goddess Juno." John Melville Jones A Dictionary of Ancient...
here's a recent acquisition [ATTACH] Diocletian AD 296- 298 AR Argenteus 17x19mm 3.0g DIOCLETIANVS AVG; Laureate head right F ADVENT AVGG N N;...
Ancient Coins in Early American Auctions, 1869–1939 By David Fanning A bibliography and analysis of American auction catalogues issued before...
Constantine I certainly thought so and issued this law in A.D. 321— "Since some imperial minters are secretly and criminally engaged in the...
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