Very cool thread. I have a helmeted coin of Licinius as well, try to post it later on today. I also have a Probus helmeted antoninianus plus...
The one on the center top appears to be Domitian, based on a careful reading of what's left of the legend.
The one on the upper right appears to be Constantine II, the reverse reads "GLORIA EXCERCITVS" or the "Glory of the Army". It's a pretty common type.
Great coins all from a fascinating time in the history of the near east.
@Herberto I actually have that Fallero of Manuel II - It's a coin I could never attribute - I figured it was from a Crusader state but I couldn't...
After having visited Hagia Sophia a couple of times my view is that it should revert to being a church rather than a museum.
I was buying hoards from crustyromans.com but they recently stopped doing business. Typically I would buy one half to one kilo of coins for around...
Thanks for sharing the incredible story along with a very interesting coin. There is an apocryphal legend that one day Constantine XI will return...
Really nice sestertius, thanks for sharing!
Excellent coin, nice pick-up.
Good find. Congrats!
I've got a semis depicting Trajan's column on the reverse. I'll try to post a pic now that this older thread has been resurrected.
Amazing stuff. Imagine finding a hoard of thousands of coins. It's particularly interesting that the coins are often mid third century and later...
Just one month on the Forum and I'm really enjoying it...
Very nice coins all. I've got several Arcadius with the campgate as well as the cross type, a couple are in good condition, as in VF.
Nice one. Whether or not it was jewelry is probably a nit, but not a deal breaker. Hope you can agree on a reasonable price.
A is great! Nice portrait. In my travels in Egypt and Jordan I was shocked by the number of guys who walk around carrying AK-47's while just...
Here are three from my collection. First one is Hadrian (?) [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 2nd one is Maximian or Galerius (?) follis [ATTACH]...
Thanks for all of the replies. There certainly some great Byzantine coins out there! I'm inspired to expand my collection of these guys!
Nice coin Randy. I wonder what prompted the museum to return them, so I guess the discoverer has decided to sell them off.
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