This IOVI issue was struck at Cyzicus during the years A.D. 321- 324. So a Constantine issue (struck 321-323) has nothing to do with Martininian...
I cringed a little when I read this. Here is a before picture of the coin. [ATTACH]
Shortly after the defeat of Maxentius, Constantine I was awarded the title of maximus by the Roman senate. This title was not used on coinage in...
Antioch has a peculiar way of engraving "rosettes" that are actually square. This coin is laureate-- Antioch 71 [ATTACH] here's an Antioch 78...
Yes, It is RIC VII Antioch 81.
It is a known fake that I have seen several times. There are a few issues (these are easy enough to be alerted to when you already know it is a...
That's a nice example
you have to define "Medieval Women" Western Europe in the Middle Ages: 300- 1475 [ATTACH] so my favorite Medieval woman- Helena Helena A.D....
Yes, it was on ebay Spain. All the description had was "I guarantee authenticity"
there are plenty of "real fakes" (how's that for an oxymoron) to be concerned about on eBay. The Romulus below just sold today...guaranteed as...
here's a quote from a topic I wrote a few years ago about this reverse. I am cetainly not the first to speculate that it may be a statue...I...
the O's on the standards are Phalera -- sculpted discs which were awarded for various military exploits
maybe if it had a barbell on the reverse or something else specifically pertinent to him. Why these coins are attributed to Aureolus (short...
this type was also issued for Crispus [ATTACH]
It is a coin issued under the authority of that ruler. Of course many coins were issued by someone other than whose portrait appears on the coin....
Constantius II and Constantius Gallus are two different people.
prices vary according to several things...how nice, city (some cities are more common), field marks, not all engravers from the same mint are...
VRBS = city, like "urban" so the whole legend means "City of Rome"
[ATTACH] yes, now I see them. here is the link again with examples like your coin, which is an VRBS ROMA wolf and twins, though I am not sure of...
Now I see them Your coin is an VRBS ROMA I have some on this page...scroll down http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/comm/
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