it's a Gallienus brockage
they are usually referred to as Phrygian caps. from Konrad Kraft's article about the FEL TEMP types, the two captives FTR was most likely issued...
the countermark is Howgego 245, Athena with spear and shield. Howgego writes - "the connection of Minerva with Domitian suggests that this is an...
except there is a quote from Palladas (4th cent A.D.) writing about the melting down of statues of gods to produce coins--- "Having become...
here's an example for Jovian from Alexandria, though your mintmark looks different, but maybe it is ALEB, with LE weak. [ATTACH]
I only looked on the Leu website, which said the auctions were closed.
Yes, I was surprised that I was winning 4 lots and bidding was ended according to my Leu account, then I lost three of those lots.
Vcoins is not a retail site, rather it is a conglomeration of retail sites with a very large variety of ancient coins with prices for any budget....
If it is in green on the "My Bids" page, you won; if it's red, you lost. You have to give them a couple of business days at least before you start...
one difference though, is that your coin does not have the "horned" bust (or at least not clear) while it looks like OP coins, at least bottom...
There is no real reason to believe that this coin has anything to do with the Milvian Bridge. I have mentioned this a few times here and have a...
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