Good addition to the haul. Congrats
Interesting grabs and you stayed away from large lots of crusty AE3s and AE4s for the most part.
Interesting coin. Also Welcome to CoinTalk.
That makes it pretty clear that there was never an affinity between Maximinus and Constantine....
Nice and some other tidbits like a play-by-play of the crisis of the third century and where and how each emperor died. Kind of makes you glad...
Very good points made in the thread. My opinion based on my read of Late Antiquity (roughly fourth to seventh centuries as defined by the...
I got the same email. Certainly mysterious.
Must be all of those LRB's with desert patinas...;)
Small change?
I agree that the "national treasure" stipulation will cause most finds to be unreported. A policy including reasonable compensation, such as in...
It's cast in a lead alloy. I've seen similar before. Fake, or at best a tourist piece.
12 hour rule. Arcadius, A.D. 395-408 AE22, 5.7 grams, Antioch mint Obverse: D N ARCADI-VS P F AVG Rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust...
I remember that series....quite some time ago.
I had this kind in Egypt particularly in Siwa Oasis where the population is predominantly Berber. Drinking spirits is a bit frowned upon in most...
My latest Diocletian...don't have an argenteus yet. Diocletian (A.D. 284-305) AE Follis Weight: 6.90 grams Diameter: 23 mm Mint: Follis struck...
I don't know if you can improve upon what you've got. I do see that it is a 20-nummi piece (half follis). I think you are right about the mintmark...
Really nice coins @+VGO.DVCKS !
I've posted most of my recently acquired coins (since 2018 or so) so I can't do it. I do have a solidus coming in the mail but it would be bad...
Donna beat me to it.
Portrait looks like Vespasian. Reverse is Isis.
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