Coins of Valerian seem to vary widely in quality of style and the metal. My billon piece here is quite humble and not of shiny silver... [ATTACH]...
This one is new. Similar reverse type as @dlhill132 but eyes not gazing to heaven. VOT XX instead of VOT XXX. But Constantine by this point was...
I didn't bid on 335. I did however on 336 and got it for $70 336 Æ3, VOT XX in wreath etc, P*AR; Choice EF, centered & well struck, lustrous dark...
Nice haul Donna!!!
I think I won 5, just clicked on the list of high bids and the price realized. It got a bit hectic as 8pm Pacific time approached and I had to...
Interesting coin. The Severan dynasty appears to have favored this type.
I made five bids. Hopefully I was successful in all of them. P.S. Oops. Should have read FSR auction, I inserted a typo in the title!!!
I was unfamiliar with the pre-reform radiates of Constantius and Galerius Doug. Thanks for the post.
Well, yes a return to the good old days! (Oops, that tagline showed up 60 years later - Make Rome Great Again!)
Very interesting coins. At some point I need to branch out into Medieval (outside of Byzantine that is).
Great coin. You must be very happy!
Glad that everything is working out for you these days and that you found the hobby.
That's good. With the uncleaned lots one can buy a lot of the fun is figuring out the identity of each coin.
Hi and Welcome to CoinTalk. Your first coin is attributable, so I suggest going to wildwinds.com to identify it. You can search by ruler and see...
Good question @kevin McGonigal - how much silvering remains after 1700 years in an amphora which looks like groundwater had leaked in and covered...
Thanks for sharing your interesting website: Maximian Herculis: Type: Follis, 26 mm 7.9 grams, A.D. 307 Obverse: Maximian Herculis, laureate...
I don't have a Galba yet. I'm down to him, Otho, and Vitellius to finish the 12 Caesars. I bid on an Alexandrian tet of Galba but was outgunned at...
Nice. I've got a Vespasian tet as well... Vespasian (A.D. 69-79) Billon Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. 26mm 11.98 grams Obverse: Laureate...
I noticed that too - the coins appear to be larger than the "reduced" folles of Constantine, so perhaps these were issued in the heart of the...
There could be an influx of folles on the market...
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