Here's one of Constans II 641-668 C.E. Obverse: emperor standing Reverse: Large M [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hope you liked it!
Here is what I believe is a Gordian/Tranquillina facing bust provincial. As I warned above, it is very worn! Looks to be a goddess on the reverse....
Great price on that hoard, wow! I've got a coin with a similar cross on it that I got in an unidentified hoard of 300 coins, never have been able...
I'll try to share a photo today, thanks for the quote.
Very cool. I've also got one of the two Heracli, got to pull it out. I'll try to share a photo today.
It looks good to me, genuinely authentic I believe.
I've got one of Volusian with a temple, legend on the reverse is JVNONI MARTIALI
Really nice ones!
I've got a few in my pocket right now (ha-ha). I have the "VIRTVS" reverse type along with "MARTEM PROPUGNATOREM" struck to fund the war with...
Wow, I have to check out Picasa! Thanks!
Thanks Bing, very helpful!
Actually the "bent" aspect doesn't really show up in the photos. It is inclined about 30 degrees, so the obverse stands out and the reverse is...
I thought I'd share this coin which came in an unidentified hoard. The flan is actually bent backward significantly, so I am wondering how this...
Quite a nice coin, excellent pick-up. I own no tetradrachms of the Roman east except for Alexandrian billon examples.
Very cool info. Thanks for sharing Jamesicus!
Thanks for sharing Bing, very cool!
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Well I took a few pics of one of my coins, Constantius II. Obverse: bust of Constantius. Reverse: VOT XX MVLT XXX. I obtained...
Too bad, it was such a nice coin. I have never really worried about forgeries but I guess it's a significant problem on the very high quality,...
I've been to Antinopolis in Egypt. Pretty interesting place, on the east bank of the Nile, across the river from Hermopolis Magna, now known as...
Thanks for the lesson on the radiate phoenix coins, didn't know they were more from the beginning of the run of FTR coins. The one I have is...
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