Yes, it was in the January 2020 Triton auction, but I won it in the recent Roma.
here are two new additions to my collection [ATTACH] Maximinus II A.D. 308 26mm 6.1g GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB CAES; laureate head right. VIRTVS...
Here's a Licinius II coin showing that, after the 1st civil war, he was very briefly renamed after his uncle. [ATTACH] Licinius II A.D. 316-...
You are right, in Latin it is pontifex, I accidentally used English.
It's an abbreviation for his name-- Publius. the legend is his name and titles Publius SEPTimius GETA CAESar PONtiff
It is available for download-- "The 12,000 coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and the Whittemore Collection at the Fogg Art Museum form one...
Carl, with the pearl diadem, your coin is Nicomedia 153, struck A.D. 328- 329.
If you are using lye, you may as well strip the coin down to bare metal. You will get better results with the Jax.
It's Thessalonica, the mintmark is SMTSE
terrible fakes from a known fake seller. he used to call himself antik-forum15
That's Valentinian I
The 12.5 fractional radiates are not only issued from Cyzicus, but from all the mints controlled by Licinius (A.D. 321- 324)-- Heraclea,...
Sorry for the confusion...I was talking about Inspector43's coin.
I believe that's a flan crack rather than a die crack.
there are not any.
except that Davis would have never called himself president of the United States; while each Roman usurper did call himself Emperor and, at least...
there is a primary source, which I believe I have posted before that specifically states "reduced to the half of a nummus" Letter in Archive of...
[ATTACH] Constantine I A.D. 312- 313 22x23mm 4.1g CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right. SECVRITAS AVGG; Securitas standing...
When talking about the Byzantine Empire, I have always thought it is less important what we call them and more important what they called...
This coin has the short reverse legend; which means it is RIC 95.
Separate names with a comma.
