do you know how many other members also sell on eBay? hint- more than one
there have been quite a few Constantinian hoards discovered since RIC VII was first published.
there are actually other members on this board that also sell on eBay
I used to collect city commemoratives, mainly the Constantinopolis coins. I have a page about them--...
Actually, for this series of MHT? camp gates with or without dots, RIC records examples from all workshops except B for the Caesars, is that clear...
but you can't just say it must be something because of catalog attested examples. Unlisted workshops show up pretty frequently, and this group...
I think that it is an epsilon, with the middle arm poorly struck or poorly engraved
I prefer the method utilized by the Cloke and Toone in London Mint of Constantius and Constantine "this catalogue abandons the practice employed...
it's a pretty common coin, but it is a London mint for Maximianus with an unusual obverse legend, and also from his second reign.
there really is no way to tell who is depicted and MacDonald avoids speculating by describing the figure on the reverse simply as "bust of emperor"
there is a book on this coinage by David Macdonald that I enjoyed and it is not as daunting as the title sounds- An Introduction to the History...
I forgot to add, it is also listed in Toffanin's book MEDIOLANVM as # 146/1 this book cross references other catalogues [ATTACH]
Yes, it is from Mediolanum, and yes, I checked in my copy of Göbl.
I have had several international shipments show similar odd movement. Most recently I had a shipment to Germany showing it is in Cuyahoga Falls...
it's Göbl 1086aa
Not just closest, but the same RIC number
Cope, L. H., C. E. King, J. P. Northover, and T. Clay. Metal Analyses of Roman Coins Minted Under the Empire. British Museum of Papers 120, 1997....
edit-- nevermind
in the left hand is a parazonium -- a dagger with an eagle’s head for the pommel cap
your coin is from Heraclea Licinius II A.D. 317 DN VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C; laureate and draped bust left, globe and sceptre in left hand, mappa...
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