The IOVI had circa 2% silver; while the VLPP was double at 4%
Here's an unofficial Constantine I Siscian VLPP struck over a Licinius I IOVI CONSERVATORI (RIC VII Siscia 11) from Siscia, struck A.D. 313- 315....
Yes, my example sold recently at auction as did this one, which I lost. The one below has a Victory holding wreath to the left of the two riders...
This coin checked a lot of boxes for me—helmet with Sol in quadriga and griffin on crest, shield with two horsemen and four enemies and a gorgon...
The circular object on the standard (note 3 on shaft of standard and one on banner of the example you linked to) are Phalera, which are sculpted...
I think that all Delmatius coinage looks Constantinian.
Here is another reference to an ancient coin with a modern countermark In 1636, a bronze coin of Domitian (81-96AD) was countermarked during the...
those are modern reproductions with little value
it's RIC VI Cyzicus 71, rated as common and struck in A.D. 311.
I won several including these-- Bank Leu & Co. AG and Münzen und Medaillen AG. SAMMLUNG WALTER NIGGELER. 1.-4. TEIL: GRIECHISCHE MÜNZEN. RÖMISCHE...
The mintmark is TCON and the mint is Arles
I also need to mention Hubert Goltzius (1526-1583) who published several books on ancient numismatics.
As Doug pointed out, many people contributed. You could not have someone like Eckhel without people like Petrarch. Petrarch said in a letter that...
I first broached the subject in 2007 https://www.cointalk.com/threads/separate-board-for-ancients.30003/ nothing happened...and I don't...
Constantine was not merely a hostage, he also served in the military during his early time in the East.
There is another source that says Constantine made a dramatic midnight escape and as he got to each outpost, he swapped out his tired horse for a...
here are two Mars issues for Constantine an earlier type-- [ATTACH] Constantine I A.D. 307- 310 25x26mm 6.8g IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG;...
Here's another coin from London with Constantine really hoping that his army lives up to the implications of the reverse legend...spoiler alert --...
I was sorting through some coins and noticed that I had a few rarer Constantine coins from the London mint. Most have some tie to the war with...
A cpuple of days ago, I was thinking about what seems like some animosity towards the coin (perhaps taken out on the Chi-Rho) and thought of the...
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