I prefer your second line: JULIAN II RIC VIII Aquileia 218 possibly with a comma after Julian II.
Byzantine coins with crosses on them are the norm. The collection and its web site focus on only those usual coins with both 1) profile busts...
Here is an educational website of mine on the unusual copper Byzantine coins of Anastasius, Justin, and Justinian that have a cross above the...
A few centuries ago in Holland unusual tulips were worth a lot of money, defying sense and logic. But, in the midst of the craze, how would you...
Here is a coin of the Byzantine emperor Justin, 518-527. It is a flip doublestrike, 31-29 mm. [ATTACH] We all know the Byzantines minted some...
The site you linked to is wonderful and complex. It has links to pages on many other themes including the lighthouse of Alexandria, the 1000th...
The Jovian siliqua at the top of this thread weighs 2.05 grams.
I imagine just about every Roman emperor has been discussed more than once here, and I started a thread on Jovian one time when I got an AE3....
Hey zumbly, it is a very nice coin and historically interesting. Those two emperors are the only ones sporting that title. I'm anxious to see the...
Here is a holed Otacilia Severa I have been trying to sell. The hole is not in a bad place. It has scratches, but the portrait is excellent. It...
If all coins of a type start out the same (pretty much true with US coins) and "wear" produces effects on a single scale (more, or less, worn, as...
No. He said that for *gold* CONOB does not mean the mint is Constantinople. It apparently says "Con[stantinopoli] ob[ryziacus]: fine gold solidus...
If you bought a coin years ago what would it cost now if it tracked inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index? I created an Excel file to...
The British Museum Catalog of Byzantine coins is old and in the public domain and not up-to-date, but it is a reference work that you can have....
In another thread on Christian-themed coins the site of the Twin Cites Ancient Coin Club was mentioned:...
Oki, your temple is outstanding. I don't think many of us can match it. Gorgeous coin!
I am pleased to see Christian symbols receive some discussion. Most Byzantine coins have Christian references (I'd like to see more Byzantine...
I'd leave it alone. The dark discoloration is in spots that help, not hurt, its visibility. I think if you "clean" it you will regret it.
AJ, your writeup on that tiny electrum piece gives the weight, but not the diameter. How about including its diameter?
Here is a Republican denarius from the Chicago ANA with a lots of letters and a building on it. It is the Villa Publica, as it explicitly says...
Separate names with a comma.
