I would like to link to my page on DAFNE types http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com//DAFNE/ and point out that this type is really just a...
A lot of people reference this coin as commemorating the Battle of the Milvian bridge, but I don't think that it does. Primarily because the...
I have never even thought about it Doug. The person I blocked was incessant with demands for discounts and free shipping. He also wanted me to...
Actually it might irritate a dealer. I have some people constantly asking for discounts. I even had a customer that started to think that every...
No, that's wrong, they accept credit cards.
Vcoins has many listings of Julian II coins, some from US dealers, some from European dealers. https://www.vcoins.com/en/Default.aspx
well he is only about 10 years old at the time
they are listed cheaply because they are cheap...you will get junk coins, which may be just a little better than culls. Also note that you can't...
Your reverse is GLORIA ROMANORVM and the mintmark is SMKA, so it is from Cyzicus. It was issued by either Theodosius II or Honorius, but I believe...
The obverse legend on your Constantine coin is IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, which is RIC VII Thessalonica 27. The RIC number is not assigned...
I have a page that shows the alloy composition, with lead percentages, of some Constantinian bronzes --...
Nice Constantine coin, but the bust is actually only cuirassed. I have attached a "seen from behind" example.[ATTACH]
here's a very rare Crispus with a Chi-Rho on the shield that I got for a few bucks [ATTACH] Crispus A.D. 322- 323 16x17mm 2.5gm IVL CRISPVS...
You're welcome. Though it does not actually talk much about coins, it is all about copper and bronze, including the types of corrosion and...
the term "bronze disease" is used frequently in the book Copper and Bronze in Art...
I'm sure you think you are being funny, but a lot of people actually do care about Constantinian bronze coins. I would hope that your boss at CNG...
here's a pretty poor coin that is barely recognizable, but it is a rare type with a workshop not listed in RIC Constantine I A.D. 320 18x19mm...
Actually sometimes Indium, which is slightly radioactive is found in some LRB alloys; there is, however, no need for concern as it is...
my thesis -- Constantine the Great: The Coins Speak https://independent.academia.edu/VictorClark
That's the crux of the Pirenne thesis, named after medievalist Henri Pirenne and author of the book "Mohammed and Charlemagne"
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