H8, your coin has a "gouge" to adjust the weight of the flan downwards. Such gouges have been discussed in our Forum here:...
Late Roman copper coins from Valentinian and later (364 to the end of the empire) are very interesting and among the least expensive of ancient...
Cucumbor's first follis, IOVI CONS CAES, is in splendid condition and won't usually be under $100. To prove my point I offer $100 for it now!...
Doug, that is a good example. Here is another Class J: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Sear 1900. Class J. 24-222 mm. 7.09 grams. Overstruck on Alexius I,...
It would be nice if it were marked by Ostrogoths. Are you sure it was not marked by vandals (with a small V)?
Some coins were holed in order to be worn as jewelry. Fourrees were holed when identified in order to condemn them as not good money.
Now we know what the adjective "Byzantine" means when it comes to politics!
Here is a site on coins of Jovian including his VOTA pieces: http://esty.ancients.info/Jovian/Jovian.html
By the way, many magnifiers labeled "x5" are really just "x2". The manufacturers lie on the box. The magnifier really changes the linear size by a...
I recommend that when you get a name and alias to whom you are supposed to give something, search for their old posts to see what interests them....
Here is rest of the coin: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Mint of Alexandria.
Whoever slabbed it paid more for the slabbing than the coin is worth raw.
The trees over the "hut" are supposedly different at different mints. Okay, here is a hut. What is its mint? (I'll show it after a few guesses.)...
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[ATTACH] A mold of a large Constantius II FEL TEMP REPARATIO soldier spearing horseman. See the site in my previous post.
This note is about changes to the second link about molds (below). I have a site on ancient imitations: http://esty.ancients.info/imit/ We have...
Trajan (98-117 AD), AR 19, 3.33 grams. Struck c. 113-114 at Bostra, Arabia (southernmost Syria, very near Jordan). [ATTACH] Greek legend (below)....
Occasionally Constantius II comes in super grade: [ATTACH] The early Christian reverse HOC SIGNO VICTOR ERIS ("With the sign, you will be...
Hey med, lend me your gold Elagabalus and I'll photograph it and put it into the quiz. I might be a bit slow in returning it, though.
The Emesa stone reverse of Elagabalus says "ELAGABAL" which would serve as a nice hint.
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