Lydia. Sardeis . Tiberius and Livia AD 14-37. Togate figure of emperor raising kneeling figure of Tyche of Sardes / Livia seated right, holding...
The date would only need to be changed a bit- the third period ends with the death of Valens in Aug 378 and the fourth period (with field marks Θ,...
I think that it is official, plus the other example with different dies makes unofficial seem even more unlikely. [ATTACH]
The workshop is Γ (gamma)
This is only the second example that I have seen, but there are doubtless more unnoticed ones floating around. This coin from Valens has an...
Sorry for the late response, but I just saw your tag. Yes, the C stands for Caesar. We know because of surviving edicts and inscriptions where it...
and you are exactly who these fake sellers love ;) feedback means very little...eBay often makes it difficult to even leave negative feedback or...
thessalonikiseller is a well known seller of fake coins. He just recently changed his eBay ID, something many fakesellers do. His old I.D.'s...
the link to the Italian article was posted yesterday https://www.cointalk.com/threads/hoard-of-fifth-century-gold-coins-found-in-como.323251/
you can contact NGC and ask them-- https://www.ngccoin.com/contact/ or tag Barry Murphy, he works at NGC
it's RIC 181
RIC VII describes busts raising a hand (like my avatar) as "imperatorial gestus" Gestus is the physical embodiment of an attitude- in this case,...
it's Constantius II and, from what i can decipher from the mintmark, it looks like it is from Heraclea. In the exerge it looks like SMHB. Similar...
Here are more examples of ancient coins still in circulation long after they were minted. Of course, there is no way to know how long they...
I use ammonia to clean deposits like that...but it can discolor bronze.
I don't think that proves it, as it was already a well-established fact for numerous reasons.
yes, I updated my post after I counted them
you can find varying numbers from mint to mint...look at the example Doug posted above for maybe the most I have seen. here's a Constans with six...
These IOVI had little or no value outside the territory of Licinius and, of course, after Constantine defeated Licinius, these coins had no value...
The circular objects on the standards are phalera, which are sculpted discs which were awarded for various military exploits.
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