Later on in April, Heritage auction will be offering individual pieces of a large collection of Goetz medal hubs. Any insight? What do these go...
As mentioned in previous posts, one need only ask the stamp collectors whether all is going well for them. (It's not.) Swndlers, greedy and...
John: First, welcome to the third century AD (the century of crisis, chaos, and anarchy in the Roman Empire) where I spend most of my time....
:bangg: Rudi: Thanks for the input. I was having difficulty with translating the reverse legend (PMSCOLVIM): PROVINCIA MOESIA SVPERIOR...
Interesting, but I disagree strongly. One can always buy from a reputable dealer. Or, one can buy a slabbed coin that is verifiable with a photo....
What a great piece of the past :thumb: I love the history behind that coin. The Visigoths were the best example of the overly simplistic...
Interestingly, one respected scholar and numismatist feels that the Magnentius Chi-Rho coin was the inspiration for the Hinton St. Mary mosaic:...
Addendum to an addendum: The sign of the modern Arian church is below: [ATTACH] http://arian-catholic.org/ If this were the symbol of...
It's important to remember, however, that Constans (as opposed to his older brother Constantius) was a devout Roman Catholic and not an Arian....
Addendum: I would be strongly support this view if there were Constantius coins with only the Chi-Rho Christogram and NOT the Alpha / Omega...
That's an interesting point. The Alpha / Omega symbolism would be incompatible with Arianism (where Christ, although the son of God, did not...
Ancient Doug: I defer all the coin stuff to you guys. Interestingly, sometimes the exception proves the point. When looking at Wildwinds, it...
Watching the video, one is reminded that the struggles between Roman legions (a usurper and the recognized emperor, for example) were among the...
This is an excellent insight. One should always place a coin in its historical context. It is worth remembering that Magnentius was only a...
Nice intro: http://www.ngccoin.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=2991 guy
:too-funny: Not my coin. That said, I do appreciate Vagi's having assessed the coin's authenticity when buying on the internet from an unknown...
I found the coin. It went for $250 last month (not my coin): [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] guy
It's amazing any of those coins could be found at a reasonable price since he ruled only for three months in AD 253. I recently saw a solid VF...
First, I want to say that I thank everyone for reviving this thread and the willingness to share their knowledge and unique insight. The 163-8...
For us non-coin collectors, I found this thead very helpful and educational. Thank you everyone. guy
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