The 2nd coin is Constantius II, 337-361 A.D. bearing the obverse legend DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG. The reverse is a soldier spearing a fallen...
Very nice work!
When walking around Alexandria a few years back I looked for ancient coins but could find no evidence there was a shop or souq anywhere that had...
That's a good question @jamesicus and one I have wondered about since joining the forum last April. It seems as if Byzantine coins are viewed as...
In Europe the hobby really took off during the Renaissance, when collecting ancient Greek and Roman coins became fashionable with the nobility. In...
Bronze AE coin of Constans 337-350 A.D. Reverse legend reads GLORIA EXERCITVS "Glory of the army", Two soldiers standing, standard with chi rho...
Oh no, there's always that lucky 6th time...
Another Maximian tet...oh wait, I'll throw in a Diocletian tet for good measure... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Superb portrait!
A Maximinus Daia of Cyzicus...it's got 3 dots on the reverse plus the legend GENIO IMPERATORIS... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Nice job @galba68 ! Looking forward to more progress with that coin, and nice reverse, too!
Mine is OK, here it is. I had a great Legion VI in my old collection (but I sold that one years ago). So for now I'm making do with this one....
Great As there! Still need a Claudius...
Great coins all! I'm still looking for a temple type of Maxentius. I lost an auction bid on one a couple of months ago.
J - I don't think your coin is Roman. Other than that I am stumped.
Really like your post @Ancient Aussie ! Here's an Antoninus Pius provincial with some architecture on the head of Tyche: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Neat seals and scarabs. Thanks for sharing.
There is one with a spiral pattern. It seems like each unit had their own personalized shields.
Fascinating @Deacon Ray - and as always a great presentation. Thank You.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/mrs-online-proceedings-library-archive/article/experimental-investigation-of-silvering-in-late-roman-coinag...
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