That coin is false.
Victory often holds "wreath and palm." The wreath is a reward for victory and the palm is also a symbol of victory. The ruler (Constantinus I) is...
@Gavin Richardson 's post covers most bases. We have new members joint CT frequently and we get questions like the OP question frequently. A...
Here is another example of the OP Vespasian with Spes reverse type: [ATTACH] 27 mm. 10.21 grams. RIC 894. Sear I 2360 obverse legend variety....
I agree. @Sallent , you obviously value the originals, but I anticipate the next generation will not appreciate them a much as you do. (They will...
This is discussed at Table 2 of my site on Christian Symbolism on Ancient Coins. http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Christian/ChristianTable2.html It...
When I started this thread my page had a frequency table from seven published collections. Then @KParsons pointed out a recent article with data...
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Be careful when you buy this type. Barry Murphy identified a large group of fakes, all with similar characteristics....
Those lead pieces are really special. I have one. I assigned it the ID number "Sear 601v": [ATTACH] Lead. 17-16 mm. 3.70 grams. Morrison RIN 1981...
No one seems to want coins catalogs except me. If you have copies of these, consider selling them to me: Baldwin's auctions 90 and 96, parts 1...
That's a beauty!
Many of the coins posted above are Byzantine anonymous folles. CT has a recent thread on them:...
The OP second coin is Sear Greek 1470 from Tragilos, Macedonia. My coin, not the same, has the reverse lettering T R I A [ATTACH] and is from...
The size of this nose may not be the greatest, but the hook of it may be: [ATTACH] 18 mm. 3.07 grams. IMP NERVA CAES - AVG PM TRPOT II COS III...
I don't belong to ResearchGate where the second paper was linked. But, I found it at Academia.edu, to which I do belong, on this page:...
Thank you for locating those sources. I hope to find time to look at them. Of course, even scholars can only study what comes to light. What...
Why do I think TIF has too much time on her hands? Or, maybe she is just really good with Photoshop and it takes her almost no time to come up...
I won a lot in Yesterday's Leu auction. Today I paid Leu with TransferWise. It was easy. The first time you use TransferWise you have to set up a...
I used to read in the literature that is was a courtyard. If so, it would be a very unusual use of perspective. I have studied the matter and the...
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