I just won this unofficial Tetricus with SPES reverse. It would have passed as official without close inspection as the spelling is right and the...
here is another small coin that has an obverse that looks like Tetricus I paired with a reverse that resembles a Tetricus II reverse with a vase....
this unofficial issue reminded me of a trial strike but it is merely a small module (10 mm die) struck on a larger flan. [ATTACH] Tetricus I...
That's how I have found some of my rarest coins. I frequently buy group lots because of one or two coins and then the rest get tossed into a jar.
I have a couple of pounds of LRB's on the back burner [ATTACH]
It's ATR RIC VII Trier 102
[ATTACH] Constantine I Half follis 15mm 1.7g A.D. 313 IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; bare head right. FVNDAT PACIS; Mars advancing right with trophy...
I have never seen an authentic specimen that was so terribly pitted. I don't recall the exact silver percentage offhand; but these were high in...
[ATTACH] Constantine I A.D. 311- 312 Ӕ nummus 22x23mm 4.3gm CONSTANTINVS P AVG; cuirassed bust left with laureate helmet, holding spear over...
[ATTACH] It is fake
Sadly, PeteB passed away on September 11 2024 after a fall.
[ATTACH] Tetricus I Circa A.D. 270- 274 Ӕ minimi 13x14mm 1.5g Unofficial issue of a small module (10 mm die) struck on a larger flan. The...
I have this uniface example [ATTACH] Constantinopolis A.D. 332- 333 18mm 2.5gm Obv: uniface—striking error Rev. Victory stg. on prow, holding...
[ATTACH] Victorinus AD 270- 271 AE antoninianus 16x20mm 1.8g IMP C VICTORINVS P F AVG; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. SALVS AVG;...
Those are terrible cast copies.
Yes, the mint is Constantinople, with a mintmark of CONSP It is either Valentinian I or Valens...the difference is how many letters after the...
nice...I recently started collecting Tetrarchic tets and bought several that are ex Keith Emmett
I just got this Diocletian today [ATTACH] Diocletian A.D. 293 Æ Antoninianus 22x23mm 4.5gm IMP DIOCLETIANVS AVG; Radiate, draped and cuirassed...
[ATTACH] Diocletian A.D. 294 AR Argenteus 18mm 3,3g DIOCLETIANVS AVG; laureate head right. VIRTVS MILITVM; four tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod...
since there is no evidence of anything in the exergue, I would call this one RIC VI Heraclea 13. Both coins are identical except for the mintmark....
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