Hi @Kentucky Well things are a bit complicated. The type originated in 268 with Gallienus at a generic "Asian Mint" (cf. RIC) or Smyrna (cf. J....
I get the feeling that I'm boring most of you with my Gothicus SPQR obsession, but regardless, this is the guy I'm spending my lunch break with,...
First and foremost, congratulation for the photo. These little ones are hard to get decent images of.
That is because the GOTHIC type was actively issued since mid 269 in 3 distinct variations: long legend + SPQR exergue, short legend + SPQR...
Good find. I think these GERMAN variations are scarcer than GOTHIC ones.
It's definitely not common, I'd say it's rather singular for this issue at Ticinum. Also there is no exergue, but that happens for Sol in quadriga...
By mid 270 Cyzicus mint was already established with a consistent style and regular output when it ditched the SPQR exergue while also continuing...
Yes it's the Probus that is unrecorded and also unknown to S. Estiot when she wrote the great Une Campagne Germanique de l'empereur Probus:...
I have some coins that I regret not being able to buy when the chance presented itself, the latest being this one: [ATTACH] Also this lot:...
To Mr. Mairat Smyrna is what RIC refers to as "Asian mint" for Gallienus. Sometime before mid 269 the mint was moved to Cyzicus which is marked by...
This series is what practically got me into actively studying and pursuing LRBs and is arguably one of the better series of Gothicus (along with...
Thank you, good starting point. I am not sure yet how I am to proceed but will make use of these 3 days of weekend to research and devise a...
Finally home and with a better pic of the Severus and some errata: Coin is actually 16mm and 3.55g in weight. All in all I am quite pleased with...
Mine can't hold a candle to @SIliquae's. Chapeau! :)
Hello all, As I am back from what seemed like a never-ending and all-tiresome work trip I finally have some time for coins this weekend. So I'm...
They are somewhat scarce, especially from mints other than Antioch but they tend to appear regularly on major auctions. Crispus and non-Antioch...
A reverse die-match with the Constantius II presented above but in XF/aUNC condition is being sold for a whooping 2175$ on Tantalus. The seller...
It was extra cheap as part of a very cheap lot of denarii. I'll take a picture when it arrives. This is a test to see if I'd really open another...
Very ragged addition as it looks, but I'll return with better pics and overall impressions :)
Reading the very interesting topics of our colleagues Martin and Doug, I have to admit that I got curious about getting involved in the Severan...
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