unless that is a palm branch on the reverse in the left field
I bought Van Meter's paperback edition and liked it so much that I bought one of the signed leather-bound editions. I don't actually use it for a...
it's Magnentius GLORIA ROMANORVM from Lyons similar to below [ATTACH]
Joseph Sarkissian "ANT could be antioch but I can't find any similar ones online." It is indeed from Antioch, similar to the example below....
I don't usually have many early Imperial, but did get this one in a group. celebrating victories in the Jewish-Roman War- Vespasian A.D. 72-73...
That is the normal practice in all the mints across the Roman Empire, from London to Alexandria.
Not just the Franks, below is a picture (image from coin archives) [ATTACH] "The VLPP Spangenhelm/crown of Constantine was also used later by...
Yes, Valentinian I with a SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE reverse, though yours is not clear, I believe it is like the example below from Wildwinds- RIC IX...
Yes, it has been an interest of mine for a few years now. More boring helmet stuff, a picture with the types of VLPP helmets [ATTACH]
Yes he struck many types for many years, but never this type.
I pay particular attention to Constantine I VLPP's from Siscia and look for all sorts of variations. I think that I have sold most of these...
one of my more "barbarous" examples...it is very abstract [ATTACH]
this one is really rough, but it is a rare type with a workshop that is not listed in RIC Constantine I A.D. 320 18x19mm 2.9gm CONST-ANTINVS...
I doubt that these coins were all from one hoard. You don't usually find the mix of emperors that you have. Some of the patinas even look...
this type has more to do with the imminent end of his reign-- "In A.D. 267- 268, Gallienus issued a series of coins invoking the gods as his...
the banner elements can vary greatly, but these differences do not change the catalogue number, which I would not worry so much about yet, unless...
It's close, but your coin has a ✶ as part of the mintmark instead of a •
The reason Rome transported so much grain from Egypt was because Egypt had rich lands along the Nile and a surplus of grain, that is why it is...
I occasionally find interesting/ and or rare coins in lots; but it is often a tedious slog looking through all these coins. I recently got a nice...
Constantius I was dead many years before the FEL TEMPs were issued.
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