This was a good test, a little difficult for those who are not focused on Late Romans, but a straight forward one. This coded Iovi et Hercvli...
... And yet nobody acknowledges that I was right with my answer to the quiz. Tsk tsk tsk...
XXI O and the officina letter would be on the right?
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I think it was just her sense of aesthetics. She is not really interested in numismatics although she indulges me with listening to my stories of...
Steve, watching is free :)
That's a very interesting idea of a top. I'd say my favorite posters here would be (in no particular order) @dougsmit - for his eclectic taste and...
She picked it from one of my favorite dealers and she insisted to pay for it by herself. And she did! :)
I didn't even follow the last one, but I'm watching 2 coins on this current one :)
My early Saint Nicholas gift from the wife: [ATTACH] GRATIAN AR19mm 2.10g Siliqua (XF) AV: DN GRATIA - NVS PF AVG; pearl-diademed draped...
The Cherson Val III is probably the scarcest. It's also the most interesting as it was quite likely issued for local circulation in Crimea only,...
Unfortunately I couldn't get a picture under natural light because of winter days, but here is one under incandescent bulb: [ATTACH] The...
I agree. Were these errors? Can we say for sure that there was a rule that stated 3rd officina at Alexandria around 385 should mint only for...
Don't get me wrong Steve, by all means if you like a small flawed LRB, buy it. But this is not the course that people who don't have LRBs as a...
Here's another Crispus, which is supposed to be somewhat scarcer than Constantine, C junior and Constantius II, but every once in a while they...
If you necessarily have to have a Val II, the coin in the OP is definitely NOT the one to have.
Thank you all for the kind words. I'm really surprised this topic actually was of interest to so many. I'll return with a better pic for the OP...
Thanks TIF, but in my case is more like compulsion and the aversion towards being idle, so when I'm not actively working or spending time with the...
Here's another votive with unlisted officina, this one in a superior condition: [ATTACH]
The T behind the bust is specific to this series from Alexandria. I don't know what its use or signification was.
Separate names with a comma.