why would it be late in the game...this type and the VRBS ROMA BEATA were issued shortly after the death of Constantine.
Yes, rest of this type is anepigraphic. This one was issued after the death of Constantine and, though the regular type was also struck, Rome also...
This coin intersects a couple of recent topics. There have been a few Constantinopolis topics and one about "How poor does a coin need to be...
but we are talking about a later view...these are 4th century bronze Roman coins.
I just wrote a bit about that in a recent post- https://www.cointalk.com/threads/5-new-romans.320381/#post-3141010
The fact that there are so many LRB's is what makes being a specialist possible. Due to so many reverses with different engravers, collectors can...
At some point, the pagan Victory also became the Christian angel. In this transition, the image of Victory did not even change. She still had...
if you google "Claudius II AEQVITAS" you can find many.
your reverse is AEQVITAS with scales and cornucopia
We've already had one Michael Grant recomendation and I would add that I have liked everything I have ever read that he has written, but...
Yes, P in the lower left field and ΩΝ in the lower right field
I'm not sure that Varbanov 1780 actually does have an altar. [ATTACH] The picture in the book is not clear, but note the P in lower field would...
That same textbook would say Anastasius is not Late Roman, but more properly Byzantine. Even "Catalogue of Late Roman Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks...
Constantius II A.D. 327- 329 FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left. PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS; camp gate with two turrets...
Constantine II A.D. 317 CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB CAES; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. CLARITAS REIPVB; Sol stg. left, chlamys across left...
The "textbook" answer is A.D. 294, the date that Diocletian introduced the follis. I include earlier coins though, it all depends on whether you...
No, it's Constantine I with a Sol reverse. It looks like it's from Arles. [ATTACH]
Your coin is laureate and cuirassed, with no drapery.
The RIC number is the same, it does not change because of the workshop.
It might have been better to ask, but in the US we have a fair use law-- 107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use106 and 106A, the fair use...
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