Hello Jim, If that is the correct obverse and reverse, your coin is Theodosius I, RIC 62b, A workshop, not listed in RIC.
I might have campgate envy :D [ATTACH] and another meme from American Psycho [ATTACH]
Introducing my latest campgate, it's not special because of the rows (a meager 6), but it's not in RIC. The reverse is pretty cool with open...
This campgate has fifteen rows...I can't recall seeing an example with more, though I only casually note the rows...paying too much attention to...
another Jupiter [ATTACH] Licinius I A.D. 317-320 18x20mm 3.8g IMP LICI-NIVS AVG; laureate and trabeate bust left holding mappa, orb &...
Yes, your first coin that you posted is Mars also rather than Virtvs. Virtus would never run around without clothes, merely a bare breast...so...
Yours is the more proper type with cape flowing on either side. On mine it's like they didn't understand what the cape was and merely attached the...
Actually wearing boots (barely visible), helmet and some sort of belt/ girdle; which he needs as he seems a little pudgy around the midsection for...
Yes, but it was very easy to find after you made your post. In fact, I went to eBay and found it in less than 2 minutes. Searched "Carausius" and...
Posting about this coin while it was for sale on eBay was probably not a good idea...well it was a good idea for whoever won it and then cleaned...
There are other coins from the Antioch series with a cross and T, so it seems more likely the T is just a T, especially since it looks like the T...
The VLPP were not issued for a specific anniversary, but may have been celebrating all the imperial consulships or perhaps just merely generic...
here's a bit nicer example that sold in 2017...no surprise, it's an obverse die match [ATTACH]
your coin has a cross in the wreath, versus the star in wreath
Here is a very common type...but not as common with a horseman on the shield. This type is mentioned in the footnotes of RIC. [ATTACH] Crispus...
You may not be familiar with many ancient coin dealers...many are "vestpocket" dealers.
from RIC VIII "This distinction between 'western' and 'eastern' enemies is of long standing...." pg. 39 a good article from 1958 on the FEL TEMP...
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/coin-talk-rules.34131/ 3 – Self Promotion – self promotion is not permitted on Coin Talk. B - Posting links...
Ren wax doesn't hide any of the surfaces...there shouldn't be a need to explain how that is different from gluing on sand.
This has been his business model for years. Top image sold in 2013, bottom is currently for sale. [ATTACH]
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