from an earlier post in this long thread-- from another post, one of the reasons I am not much interested in going further back than 10 generations
I am sure that coins like that were not in continual circulation (they would be worn smooth), but reintroduced, probably because they were...
I should also add, that as far as hoards go, this one was fairly boring. Of the 22,670 coins almost 20,000 of the coins were the GLORIA EXERCITVS...
here's a picture of the hoard-- [ATTACH]
I forgot to add that the Constantinopolis barb is likely copying RIC VII Trier 554, because you can just make out a bit of a wreath in the left...
Here are three recent Constantinopolis coins pickups from the Nether Compton hoard. from CNG-- “This massive hoard of 22,670 Roman coins was...
Yes, Thessalonica. RIC VII Thessalonica 117
another "hobby" I have is coin photography, though it irritates me and my pictures often disappoint me. Latest group-- [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
my teapot Large Bronze Age Brush-Decorated 'Teapot' 16th-14th century BC A squat terracotta vessel with broad base, rounded body, low rim with...
I would be skeptical of this, since from the picture, there is no evidence of knapping. It seems completely smooth, like a river rock.
here's a Acheulean hand axe made by a Homo Erectus and found in Germany. 4.5 inches long and circa 300,000 (?) years old. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Licinius I, with Licinius II as Caesar, Æ Nummus. Nicomedia, AD 320. DD NN IOVII LICINII INVICT AVG ET CAES, confronted laureate and...
It's Delmatius, nephew of Constantine I Delmatius A.D. 335-337 FL DELMATIVS NOB C; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS;...
here's one I sold that has a pretty clear legend [ATTACH] Otho A.D. 69 Ӕ As 29mm 15.1gm IMP M OTHO CAE AVG; (counter-clockwise) laureate head...
I have a page here-- http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/family/ the first chart at the top of the page does not show his father-in-law...
the NGC coin that you linked to is not the same coin as the one that you posted.
If you are sure it is silver, it is definitely fake. The weight is a little high, these average 4.0 grams. Though I hate to condemn a coin from a...
Licinius I & Licinius II circa A.D. 318 DD NN IOVII LICINII INVICT AVG ET CAES; laureate and draped confronted busts, together holding trophy of...
Iowans might think highly of their state, but it was hardly ever an empire. :)
the RB in the mintmark likely/maybe stands for Roma Beata (Blessed Rome) and the T is the workshop.
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