I take all my photos with a macro lens at F8 on a tripod with a hands free release (either timed or remote). I have a fixed light setup.
Another new FEL TEMP REPARATIO coin but this time an Emperor with captives type of Constantius II. My question here is what is in the exe.?...
Sometimes when browsing something really catches your eye. This coin did exactly that. It is a Galley type - FEL TEMP REPARATIO of Constans but is...
Here we go again.... L Papius Denarius Serratus Obv:– Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin tied under chin. Behind head, sandal. Rev:–...
I have just added and AVG II C, CERER FRVG from the same die pair as the example illustrated by Doug above. The obverse die break is slightly more...
In chronological order spanning over a century..... A lifetime issue from Babylon. Alexander III The Great, Silver tetradrachm Obv:- Head of...
I would think the PIAV coin would be scarcer than the IMP C only coin and the PIAVVONIVS would be much scarcer. It is a nice coin and the addition...
It doesn't look like a Forvm photo.
RIC 118 is IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG [IMG] RIC 117 is IMP C PIAV VICTORINVS P F AVG like yours [IMG] RIC 116 is IMP C M PIAVVONIVS VICTORINVS...
Does this help? [ATTACH] Martin
Read the coin. It DOES have PIAV.
I would like to offer an observation on the OP coin. The obverse legend and attribution are incorrect. The obverse legend reads IMP PIAV...
Not particularly scarce. A quick search will identify another on VCoins right now.
I like the oriental ones. That one is a gem for the type.
Rome mint Septimius Severus Denarius. Minted in 196 AD. Obv:- L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII, laureate head right Rev:- P M TR P IIII COS II P P,...
I have a tendency towards the oriental mint versions and will accept a drop in quality accordingly. Philip II Antoninianus...
Nice coins folks. Mine has what appears to be fractional marks either side of the bust :- C Piso L. F. Frugi Denarius Obv:– Laureate head of...
Very nice and much better than the ones I owned until a few years ago when I dispersed my English hammered silver collection.. [IMG] [IMG] I...
I would leave well alone. If you attempt to clean the spots they will still be evident as different from the rest of the coin. The portrait is a...
This is a recent purchase that I thought worthy of sharing. The primary deity of Maximianus Herculius was Hercules and the primary deity of...
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