The problem, though, is that you would have a hard time proving the coin was actually owned by JQA, as coins were added after his death by his family.
or given that the others in the legend look fine, it is just the result of the way it was struck or maybe a clogged die or even patina obscuring...
This article is an attempt at humor. Paul Barford is very much against ancient coin collectors.
I don't think that is a damnatio; but rather just a scratch or perhaps just a grafitto. Plenty of coins have scratches, but coins with the...
Antioch still occasionally used ΕΔ at later dates. The campgates below were issued A.D. 327- 328 and the VRBS is A.D. 330- 333. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Van Heesch talks about this a bit and narrows down the possible issue date. Antioch and Alexandria were in the diocese of Oriens and controlled by...
I'm glad it went to a good home.
No, it's Constantius II and the bust is pearl-diademed.
here is his brother Hannibalianus, appointed King of the Pontic people, who was also killed in the purge. [ATTACH] Hannibalianus A.D. 335-337...
here are links to two good articles on this topic- “THE SUMMER OF BLOOD. The "Great Massacre" of 337 and the Promotion of the Sons of...
several cities issued this type - Thessalonica TES(A), Heraclea SMH(A), Constantinople CONS(A), Cyzicus SMK(A) and Nicomedia SMN(A). The...
Without seeing a mintmark (or some very specific control marks etc.) on your Theo II, you can't really give it a RIC number.
just a guess (since we don't) maybe the mint supervisor
I don't think that Constantine was responsible for this legend change, or even knew about it. He appointed mint supervisors who oversaw details...
the captive from Rome shows numismatic evidence of the civil war between Constantine and Licinius. There were two other Sol types struck in this...
a few mints have dots in the top row, but I don't recall seeing examples from any other mints with dots in the top and bottom
They are out there if you look. I have had quite a few over the years. Below are a few. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
here's a book with a DAFNE type on the cover [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Constantine I A.D. 328 19x20mm 2.5gm CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG;...
This type is described in RIC VII as emperor on eagle, but RIC VI calls it Jupiter on eagle. I think it is most likely Jupiter, though I use the...
It is from Aquileia and is either SMAQP or S
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