I bet it’s the first officina of Aquileia. I’m seeing SMAQP. SM=Sacra Moneta. AQ=Aquileia. P=Primus, or first workshop of that mint. But...
Apparently Cyzicus did issue these. Warren has a page on the types: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/type6i.html
Lots of these were struck at Siscia. Constantinople and Rome are also represented pretty well. Cyzicus seems scarce for this issue; i’m not sure...
I believe you have the emperor and reverse type correct. Good work. That mintmark seems to be awfully long for Cyzicus. Are you confident in...
Awesome. Hint: these late obverse legends typically begin with DN (Dominus Noster, or “Our Lord.”) The emperor’s name will begin with the third...
Constantine with a sweet mustache and similar reverse, 306 A.D.: VIRTVS AV-GG ET CAESS NN; Mars helmeted advancing right; holding transverse...
I live in Tennessee. I give European purchases at least 30 days before I get nervous. Only once have I not received that purchase. Christmastime...
I need to be more patient in my buying. I can’t get them all, especially since I have a limited budget. I need to take what the market gives me...
Warren Esty has suggested some “type sets” by reverse types—perhaps not quite the same thing. http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/typesets.html
I love that tortellini hairdo on Commodus.
I like the broad early collecting approach that allows you and your son to figure out what really excites you. I really like that galley reverse...
I'm in the market for a Titus As; yours has a fine portrait indeed. I was unaware of the Alexander Pope lines on that Judea Capta. Thanks...
I love your empresses. I would love to see Julia Domna and Plautilla at their dressing tables in the morning doing their hair. Or having their...
Lovely detail on that Helena.
Not a coin comment really, but my maternal great-grandmother was a Baird, part of the Scottish Baird immigrants who settled Bardstown...
As is typical, I have no answers, only questions. The second/bottom coin below is a Constans "barbarian and hut" centenionalis from Siscia; the...
Well, I don't know if I have an especially beautiful one, but I will "call" ACH's Neptune denarius, even if I can't raise the stakes. [ATTACH]
Love the bareheaded S. Severus. He looks fantastic for a dead man.
Interesting post. Welp, another coin on the wish list. Alas, I don’t have any of these.
The even wear on that Faustina makes for a very pleasing coin. Thanks for sharing.
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