We talked about this before https://www.cointalk.com/threads/august-18th-death-of-decentius.365245/#post-4761366
I just finished Ancient Coins in Early American Auctions, 1869–1939 [ATTACH] and am starting Imperial Legitimation: The iconography of the...
What about someone that buys at someplace like Vcoins and then relists on someplace like eBay for more than twice the original price...and didn't...
Yours also ends with NOB C
Well, I consider them yours! :D Happy New Year everybody.
Those are some nice campgates with great patinas. The obverse legend for your Crispus is FL IVL CRIS-PVS NOB C --- RIC VII Nicomedia 92
You would have to be a Constantine nerd to know about many of those types! :D A few are painfully rare, while others are merely plain old rare,...
I mentioned Harl's book, but I highly recommend it. I was fortunate because it was the first Roman coin book that I read. It will answer questions...
Thanks all for the comments. I admit I was not going to even post at first as I think it is too easy to cross into bragging territory and honestly...
You don't sound very familiar with Constantinian coinage. I have a page with over 100 different types...
You have coins from different issues. At various times, coins were struck at different standards. Here is a chart from Harl's "Coinage in the...
In terms of price, this was probably my best buy of the year. This coin has sold 4 times in the past 8 years. The first auction listing I found...
Honorable mention for this guy. I guess it's a good year when Domitius Domitianus doesn't make the top 10. He was used to not being included...
I actually like the bronzes most, but the argenteus made my top 10 because of rarity and the provenance was an added bonus. I have about 2 dozen...
That is one of the things that attracted me to Siscian VLPP's...the earlier busts in the series frequently have a stylized, cartoonish look.
It's a portcullis-- a heavy gate that can be raised and lowered.
here's a freshly minted fake from Yugoslavia [ATTACH]
I think that I have posted topics about most of these. My collecting interests are mainly 4th century, with a particular focus in Constantinian...
I wouldn't call it special, just Nicomedian style. here's one I used to have [ATTACH]
That is a Aesculapius, who is male, on the reverse of your coin.
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