Hi, I had permission from IAPN some time back to add the fakes from the BoC to the Forvm Fake reports. I added almost all of the BoC fakes (over...
Strack made a study of eastern mint denarii (which I have not got access to) and as far as I am aware is the only published study of the eastern...
I don't have enough ALEB coins to be of any help. The only one I have doesn't have a B that explains yours. [IMG]
That officina is intriguing. Great find.
The eastern mints are lacking in information in most reference guides (RIC, BMC). There are several that hit the market from time to time that are...
I hadn't even considered that there are eastern Sabina coin. Doh. Fantastic.
And Nicomedia.... libations flowing to the Altar Obv:– IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, Laureate head right Rev:– GENIO AVGVSTI, Genius standing...
I don't think that we have covered off Lugdunum mint here yet. [IMG]
I have an earlier CAESARIS... (P / D | R // ALE). Mid A.D. 308. RIC VI Alexandria 71 [IMG] Here is one of the earlier Serapis head coins from...
I have a coin of Septimius Severus that was minted in Laodicea ad mare in the eastern empire that was a field find in Carmarthen in west Wales the...
It's also worth looking out for the BONO reverse legend variety. Maximinus II Daia - Follis Obv:– IMP C GALER VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, Laureate...
The patina appears to be real. I have had a go at it with a couple of nylon brushes and probed with a pick.
Virtus is female. She will always be dressed but will expose her right breast. In this case it would appear to be Mars in military attire.
Of course Antioch has it's own holding head of Serapis type. Maximinus II Daia - Follis Obv:– IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, Laureate head...
@Roman Collector At Alexandria they have the equivalent holding Serapis head type.I have a few. This is probably my nicest. Maximinus II Daia -...
@dougsmit , Yours is the GENIO IMPERATORIS rather then the GENIO CAESARIS. Like mine..... Hmmm. Do I have an Officina S thing going on???? I need...
I have a small collection of the coins of MIID from Alexandria. Not really sure why but it's happened that way. Yours is nicer than mine from this...
So.... I have gone FEL TEMP crazy again.... I have bought another 6 FEL TEMPS. I had pretty good reasons for 4 of them and the others were bought...
A simply fantastic coin. I can but look on in awe.
@zumbly I must admit that I was lazy and copied the dealer attribution without checking. Looks like you are right. @dougsmit just for you - a...
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