A wonderful coin! Excellent, but inexpensive, coins like this are one reason I recommend collecting late Roman coins. You can buy pleasing coins...
The size labeled "AE4" declines over time. It generally refers to the smallest coin denomination issued and AE3 to the next size up. In the era...
What am I doing with my images that makes them appear smaller in the thread than the images other members post? They enlarge nicely, but start out...
Medusa was supposed to be a female, but you would not know it from my example: [ATTACH] Perseus stands over a beheaded body. On most examples the...
Here is a Byzantine coin of Leo V and Constantine, 813-820. on the reverse are lambda and K, for Leo and Constantine, with a cross above. Of...
I use many reference works, but this question was about the ones we use most. So, first is perhaps Sear "Roman Coins and Their Values" Volume I,...
I think his coins are fine. Go to a coin show in Europe and you will see many dark brown ancient bronze and copper coins. I think most AE coins...
I prefer number 3. It has some crocodile details and the best portrait among the 8 portraits. Its COL NEM legend is the strongest. Admittedly, it...
The Augustus date is 337, upon the death of Constantine. If Wildwinds says 347, it is just a typo. -- Warren
Thank you very much for the clear exposition of very good information.
Long ago I wrote a short article on portraits of Geta for The Celator. Now I have put it on the web: http://esty.ancients.info/Geta/ It discusses...
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