Thin dude. I don't know if he would be able to carry the standard legionary kit on the march which weighed between 66 lbs. and 100 lbs. Vegetius...
I have received a gift coin from @jamesicus which I was quite lucky to get.
Thanks for the post and quite nice coins. One gets used to seeing fallen horseman types and these others are a breath of fresh air!
That was a great buy for the price, very interesting countermarks.
I gave it a nine. Pretty sweet coin.
This is slightly off flan.... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Very nice to learn something about these coins. Thank You!
Cool coin. Thanks for sharing @Parthicus
Nice coins, and very historical. Regret not having any of these types. In spirit, they remind me of this aureus, VBQVE PAX which was rather a...
Tranquillina, wife of Gordian III, AE 26 of Singara, 10.7 grams, 12h MESOPOTAMIA, Singara Obverse: SAB TRANQVILLINA AVG, diademed and draped...
Gordian III, MARTEM PROPVGNATOREM reverse, Mars advancing right. Struck for the Persian campaign I imagine. This one I found on the web for sale....
Here's my silvered Constantine: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Though I would have to say it's not as nice as yours!
Deficit spending?
Sure, I'll give it a shot. Black patina can be a bit tricky esp. if you are a photo newbie like me. I'll see if I can adjust it in Google photos.
I don't have a silver of AP but I do have this provincial with a fancy-turreted Tyche. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
One can't stop getting Gordies. It can get to be sort of an addiction - so many reverse types to collect. With the massive output of the Rome mint...
Great coin of Gaius (Caligula) - does anyone know if there is a reverse type for Incitatius the horse-made-senator?
I agree that it in later roman times it gradually became a one-metal economy. With "haves" and "have-nots". Small change became tiny, worthless,...
Looks authentic to me, but a DIVO CLAVDIO type. Not Nigrinianus.
Gordie III my avatar says you need one. Here's my antoninianus...but I would get one with a MARS VLTOR or MARTEM PROPVGNATOREM reverse. Lots of...
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