I am one of those people who didn't just stop with two examples either and only stopped after having 3 different Tripolis variants and 12...
Eduard's sestertius is simply superb and I have nothing in my collection that would hold a candle to it. Hi denarii can be nice too and they...
I echo Doug's comments. Here is what I take as a mappa in the right hand. [IMG] Regards, Martin
This is probably the nicest Constantine the Great that I ever owned. No longer however... :( due to personal circumstances causing the downsize of...
There are some variations on this very nice looking Lugdunum coin that are possibly worth keeping your eyes open for. Walking left instead of...
I had started collecting Roman coins with a MARS VLTOR denarius of Severus Alexander. My second ancient was a MARS VICTOR of Probus from Lugdunum,...
One of the best Probus sites is http://probvs.net/. It's just a shame it is no longer being updated with new types. It still provides a great...
Here's an ancient elephant. Caracalla denarius Obv:– ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, Laureate bust right Rev:– P M TR P XV COS III P P (XV re-engraved...
I agree totally. A decent image of the reverse may allow the date to be identified further. Martin
There was a time when I could buy some of my Probus coins on ebay but the arrival of 3 or 4 new collectors with deep pockets priced me out of the...
Just as an echo to Doug's post, here is my own COS II reverse of the type. [ATTACH] I have started rephotographing my own collection (again)...
Many of us have develop a speciality or focus are when collecting. I have developed a few over the years. One of my areas is the eastern denarii...
The claw like raised hand seems to be the norm on all the types that I have seen. Your Serdica coin is superb. I have only seen one other example...
As far as I am aware the clouds only occur at Siscia. This comes in handy when you are trying to attribute some coins of this type as examples...
There are even minor variations on the Sol facing type illustrated. The Rome, Siscia and Cyzicus examples I show have Sol with head facing...
Those are fantastic examples Doug. Siscia is the only mint to attempt to illustrate clouds on this type, which is what those lines beneath the...
I have accumulated a collection of the Alexandrian coins too over the years. I have a gallery of some of them hosted on another forum:-...
There are some great busts. The bust diversity is huge. Here are a couple of scarcer ones. As Doug states, the shield detail is also varied on...
There is quite a bit of variation in the style of an individual bust type at this time within the production of a single mint even over a very...
Posting a photo here would be useful if you can. Staters are regularly faked. Martin
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