patience is a virtue...they have started sending them today.
This type references the victory of Maximianus over the Quinquegentiani (a rebellious tribe in North Africa) and his triumph and actual presence...
RIC VII Cyzicus 4
I think your attribution is correct. The size and weight are not a problem.
Yes, this is one of the (more) confusing issues in RIC VII, which is why I usually catalogue these as 232/237...and thanks, it is good to be back.
I like that camera also. Below is my setup. [ATTACH]
Thank you everyone for the kind words
definitely Ticinum (Rome did not issue this type in bronze) note the cross on the altar-- RIC VII Ticinum 86 [ATTACH]
regarding the ID of the originally posted coin, it is actually RIC VII Rome 232. The difference between 232 and 237 is the wreath. I think that...
There is no question of whether it is an aegis or medusa, as the aegis has the head of medusa on it. The question, is whether it is an aegis or...
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I have a page about this one- http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/fantasycoin/
SEVERVS NOB C is RIC VI Siscia 171a FL VAL SEVERVS NOB C is 170a
check out the transitional period for Maximianus and Galerius at the Lyons mint for more confusion.
I just got this example from Maximianus, differentiated from Galerius by the nose. [ATTACH]
I sold it for $375.
here's a nice example that I sold last year. [ATTACH]
I thought that I had already posted that information.
It was struck A.D. 317- 318 from Trier, Germany. Weights vary a lot on LRB's, the average for these is circa 4 grams. Yours is also worn and has a...
Surely this coin is a commemoration of the destruction of the rebellious Palymerene Empire, but perhaps the prone figure (much different from the...
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