That might be more debatable if we were talking about any other tetrarchic ruler than Maximinus II. This is the same guy who really enjoyed the...
my first impression of the obverse bust was Septimius Severus, maybe a provincial from Markianopolis, similar to the ones below...
this one is green with blue sprinkles [ATTACH]
Yes, it is silver. I might bid in the $400 dollar range, but would really hope to get it for less. In Sear's "Roman Coins and Their Values" he...
The message is not the literal cutting the head off of Serapis, but rather that Sol is taking on the attributes of Serapis. It's syncretism for...
on the coin grading scale, fine is not a very good condition coin. So "almost fine" means it is close to being not very good...but to be more...
Constantine II with spelling error http://tinyurl.com/hsuckuz
I hardly ever give coins I am selling a grade. It is much more important to take a decent picture and let people decide for themselves. Grading...
if the seller uses the term "extremely rare" it sounds like Romae Aeternae but unpublished coins are not rare if you don't check all the...
Helena A.D. 318- 319 18mm 2.6gm HELENA N F, draped bust right. REV: eight rayed star in laurel wreath. In ex. TSA RIC VII Thessalonica 48 [ATTACH]
I have had Staples do binding for me.
here's an Arcadius, same as the first coin, except with windows, leaning a bit to the left [ATTACH] Arcadius A.D. 384- 388 13x14mm 1.5gm DN...
The reverse of your Romulus coin is actually a domed shrine or temple. What may be the building portrayed on your coin is still standing.
If you want to try on your own, Dane Kurth (Helvetica) has an excel sheet for the fallen horsemen types, along with many others, compiled mostly...
But it is the usual convention to say who coins were struck under...for instance the coins of Constantius II struck under Vetranio. By your...
"in my opinion there are no coins of Aureolus or Pontius Pilate... Such an attribution is marketing to boost an otherwise unremarkable coin)."...
if you are talking about the second linked article then of course there are errors, as it is a hoax...as I already said, it's pseudoarchaeology...
You might already know, but this campgate is from Antioch, not Turkey
In the footnotes for Siscia 5 "Rev. breaks S-E..." and then gives the examples noted by Bruun
It just doesn't look right and is not made like any ancient Roman sword I have ever seen- one big problem is it is cast...and all in one piece....
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