Do you think that it was engraved that way or is it possible that they developed afterwards?
There are so many factors involved in the resulting coin.... the thickness of the metal across the blank flan i.e. is there enough metal to fill...
A bug-eyed goat.... [IMG] gazelle [IMG] a bull [IMG] Not really part of the series but wolf and twins [IMG] Stag [IMG] [IMG]
My latest Helena Helena - AE3 Obv:– FL HELENA AVGVSTA, Diademed, draped bust right Rev:– SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, Securitas, standing left, holding...
I bought 5 genuine coins from him during his period selling on ebay.
It would appear that the most usual Jupiter type for Max. Herc. from Ticinum is "IOVI CONSERVAT, Jupiter standing left, holding thunderbolt and...
I bought an example of the following coin (same die pair) in March 2004. It was one of the few coins that I have bought that was lost in the post....
Valentniian II - AE3 Obv:- D N VALENTINIA NVS IVN P F AVG, Pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right. Rev:- VRBS ROMA, Roma, helmeted, seated...
Constantius Gallus - AE2 Obv:- D N CONSTANTIVS IVN NBO(sic) C, Bare headed draped & cuirassed bust right; A Rev:– FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Emperor...
C missing in error. A neat one.
A slightly scarcer reverse type! Numerian Obv:– IMP C NVMERIANVS AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right Rev:– PACATO-R ORBIS, Emperor advancing...
Hadrian Silver Quinarius Obv:- IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, Laureate bust right with drapery on far shoulder Rev:- P M TR P COS II, Victory...
L Papius Denarius Serratus Obv:– Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin tied under chin. Behind head, coiled serpent. Rev:– Gryphon...
Romulus - Follis Obv:- IMP MAXENTIVS DIVO ROMVLO N V FILIO, bare headed bust of Romulus right Rev:- AETERNA MEMORIA, eagle with spread winfs...
Ilya did post some montage photos of some as well as some individual images to the Forvm Fake reports [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] A small sample of the...
I suspect that the OP is cast from Forvm Fake reports. Compare with this one:- [IMG]
Some scarce ones Carus Obv:– IMP C M AVR CARVS AVG, Radiate, helmeted, cuirassed bust right Rev:– VICTORIA AVGG, Victory, standing left on...
Here's a double die match to Doug's AVG. [IMG] An obverse die match but with INVICTO IMP TROPAEA II [IMG] an AVG II CO - TROPAEA [IMG] a COS...
So what is the purpose of the Dot? On the example iluustrated by @Severus Alexander the two dots appear between SE and V where the legend breaks...
It has a third dot in the L of CAE L. I don't appear to have an example from that overse die nor any others with a double dot there. Now another...
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