As I told you when you bought it, I had my eye on that Magnentius, but my wallet only had moths. Great coin and information about the symbol. :thumb:
That has to be one of the ugliest coins I've ever seen. I think you should ditch that ugly baby. I'll provide my address so we can dispose of it...
I think it is RIC VII Heraclea 84, SMH epsilon dot mintmark, R2, 326 AD
No, not a great day. Just too many worries so I can't sleep.
Second coin, top row, I think is: Rome RIC VII 110 Maximianus Herculius. AE3. 317-318 AD. Rome. Posthumous issue. DIVO MAXIMIANO SEN FORT IMP,...
Constans RIC VIII Rome 143, DN CONSTA-NS PF AVG/FEL TEMP REPARATIO, RP in ex.
Let me see if I can attribute the Constans
Very nice JA. Victory on the reverse is detailed very well. Kudos :thumb:
Paddy me boyo, I have not opined here as I like to see individual coins posted in order to ID and discuss properly. However, that being said,...
My second coin was this Claudius Quadran OBV: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG - Modius REV: PON M TRP IMP P P COS II - Large S C Struck at Rome, 42 AD...
My first was This Mark Anthony Legionary Denarius OBV: ANT AVG III VIR R P C, Praetorian galley, thyrsos behind prow REV: LEG XI, eagle...
Jerry, Jerry. What's the old saying about a fool and his money..... Only kidding only kidding. Don't get so uptight. Nice Sestertii
Good points Doug. It took me a while to be able to differentiate between some of these, and, to be honest, I still make mistakes. Also, good link.
RB = Take a look at Helvetica's ID Help Pages at http://www.catbikes.ch/coinstuff/coins-ric.htm. Dane's pages are a world of help when...
It seems I collect more silver than base metal, so I guess you can say Denarii is a focus in my collection. BTW, thanks for the comments Ripley,...
BTW, I agree these are some nice coins, beginner of not. I particularly like the Maximianus:thumb:
I do believe your attribution of the Maximinus II is incorrect. I think it is Galerius: Cyzicus RIC VI 18b,A Galerius AE Radiate Fraction....
Thanks Ski. Always good to hear from you.
JA is correct. Banker's marks
It's nice to have coins you like resting in the palm of your hand. One of the main reasons for my change from modern to Ancient in the first...
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