I looked for similar examples of this bractreate, but did not have any luck. It is 17mm I was not able to make out the legend either, part of it...
nevermind
[ATTACH] this mintmark is not recorded in RIC for Valens, but is noted for Valentinian I and Gratian. Valens A.D. 364-375 18mm 2.1gm DN VALENS...
The difference between the two is the mintmark. 342 is •ASIS palm branch and 344 is •ASIS• On yours, I can see the first •, but can't make out...
A few Vcoins dealers accept consignments, but this could be a long process. Maybe Vauctions, they recently had an auction though, so I don't know...
It looks official to me, the weak strike makes it look a bit off near the bottom, but the portrait is fine compared to other Constantinople issues.
I'm not Martin, but the only mint listed in RIC with Γ in the field is Constantinople.
congrats Martin. I have an example not listed in RIC from Alexandria. Constantius II A.D. 348- 350 20mm 4.6gm DN CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG; laurel-...
thanks for the link, but much like Constantine, I am not so enamored with Rome. To borrow from the famous palindrome from Virgil-- Roma is not my amor
It depends on which emperor you are talking about, for instance many of the later emperors rarely visited Rome. Constantine I is a good example....
Constantine I also
The single standard is Constantius II and is as common as LRB's can be with a rating of c3. There is one, though, that is rated as an r5, meaning...
I have drawn lines to how I think they match up Of course, we don't know how you did without a price [ATTACH]
if I am reading your obverse inscription right -- A.D. 134- 138 HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P ANNONA AVG, modius with grain ears and poppies. RIC II...
It is the most common of the DAFNE bust types and also the most common mintmark of CONS, the rarer ones, which have the same bust, being CONS✶ and...
Barbaric copies were contemporary copies, as they were struck around the same time as the official coinage that they copied. I prefer the term...
this is for the coin directly above this post Constantius II A.D. 326-7 FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left....
There are too many coins posted in this topic, it will get confusing. The last one you posted is probably Claudius II, similar to the one below....
there are actually three bust types- 1.head with diadem 2. head with diadem looking upwards 3. diademed, draped and cuirassed bust for more...
Constantine I A.D. 328 Obv. CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG rosette diademed, dr., cuir. bust Rev. CONSTANTINIANA DAFNE [Constantinian Dafne] Victory seated...
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