Constantine did not kill his mother-in-law, Eutropia. He was, however, involved in the death or suicide of his father-in-law, Maximianus, but Max...
Nothing was carved out from this coin. This coin merely had a weak strike, obvious on the reverse as well.
This coin has two banners on the reverse, so it was issued prior to 335 A.D., because that was the year the number of nummi to a pound was raised...
How about separating ancients and world coins? There seems to be enough interest in ancients (and medieval) to have a decent board.
I wasn't talking about pics in your gallery looking the same, but rather the coin pictured, which I recognized as a York coins picture. That is...
I would say it is the photography setup or photo processing that the dealer uses, as many of his pics have a similar appearance, including bronze...
take a look at this post http://www.worldcoins.org/message-board/read.php?11,2736
Wildwinds is a great site, but it does not have examples of every RIC number, and there are some mistakes, but Dave will fix them if you let him...
Since the bust is helmeted it must be Constantine the Great, plus the IMP in the legend removes any doubt, as Constantine Jr never had the title...
Constantine issued a billon coin, which was roughly 25 percent silver, and these are fairly common and very affordable. [IMG]...
Greek coins used the swastika as early as the 7th century B.C. Below is an AR Hemidrachm from the Black Sea Area, Cheronessos, circa 480-350 BC...
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