Constantine (his father) eventually had him rubbed out, unfortunately. He was tough on relatives. Think of the godfather.
I see that @furryfrog02 beat me to the punch.
Obverse: IVL CRISPVS NOB C (Crispus Most Noble Caesar), Portrait of Crispus right, laurel wreathed Reverse: CAESARVM NOSTRORVM (Our Caesar)...
@Al Kowsky those are both great examples of their types. The anonymous follis is virtually uncirculated, probably the best one I have ever seen.
Here's an interesting little follis I have. Constantinople mint Michael II the Amorian and Theophilus, AE Follis, 23 mm 6.2 grams 820-829 A.D....
Antoninus Pius, Laodicaea ad Mare Tyche with turreted gates on her head. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Fascinating coin.
This one turns out to be a wildwinds plate coin. Claudius (41-54 A.D.) AE19 Attaleia, Pamphylia Obverse: Bare head of Claudius left Reverse:...
The link to the article @John Anthony mentioned - more background data https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabeiri
Actually I don't have any of Aequitas. But I am enjoying all of yours.
Good. My mistake and I'll have to check that one out. Thanks.
Thanks for sharing that coin John. I'm trying to read up more on Cabeirus today.
One other thing, the cuirass of Caracalla looks like it could be scale armor, a bit of a departure from the usual cuirass we see.
Great transition there from cull to highly collectible - excellent!
Hmmm. No other coins of Cabeirus?
Good luck with the effort. I got my foot back into the hobby with uncleaned late romans.
Maybe I'll take a shot. What kind of topics are they looking for?
Sounds like a good idea to peruse unsold lots and congrats on a nice pick-up!
Here is a very interesting coin received in the latest JAZ Numismatics auction of 2/27/20. It depicts winged Nike holding a small Cabeirus and...
I can't grow one. It comes in in a tri-colored fashion - blonde, red, and brown and is quite sparse.
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