These ones should not fool too many as their style is far from the original. These are as close to real money as Monopoly money is to currency....
I was just looking through my records and I haven't bought a Gordy since 2013. I bought it because it was an Antioch issue being sold as Rome. [IMG]
The dies are modern. What else is there to say?
Keep an eye open for these then.... Julia Domna denarius Obv:– IVLIA AVGVSTA, Draped bust facing right Rev:– VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left,...
Fantastic looking coin. So much character in the portraits.
What a gem. A very un-Otho Otho. From the portrait I would have called Nero.
Happy birthday Doug.
I have a couple on rocks. Lugdunum [IMG] Siscia [IMG] Tall on globe - Constantinople [IMG] Small on globe - Antioch [IMG]
The Gamma is quite odd too. An interesting coin. Perhaps a new engraver? Nice one.
I have examples of:- Vesta seated left holding palladium and sceptre [IMG] Vesta seated left, holding simpulum and sceptre [IMG] Vesta...
A really cool find. I watched it sell and am glad it found the home it needed and deserved.
It's a beauty. Much nicer than mine. [IMG]
Other dotty coins not covered above.... I have others too. I have no idea what the dots are. And that's not getting into dots in the obverse...
Ticinum [IMG] Rome [IMG] I also have some where thay are just designated P F S AVG from Trier QVIES [IMG] and the more usual GENIO POP ROM...
Alexandria follis for Diocletian [IMG] And a half follis too [IMG] and a Max Herc half follis [IMG]
Here is a slightly later Max Herc issue. from Cyzicus Maximianus Herculius - Follis Obv:– D N MAXIMIANO FELICISSIMO SEN AVG, laureate bust right...
This is the favourite of the abdication folles I have bought thus far:- Diocletian - Follis Obv:– D N DIOCLETIANO FELICISSIMO SEN AVG, laureate...
I am still adding to my hoard of varied FEL TEMP coins. These are my most recent additions.... Nothing really special just adding stuff that grabs...
I have been quiet about my obsession with the eastern issues of Septimius for a while. This is largely due to the lack of coins having been added...
Collecting coins of the Tetrarchy can be quite confusng to those who don't take a little bitof time to looks at the history surrounding this...
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