[ATTACH] Pontos, Amaseia. Antoninus Pius. A.D. 138-161. Struck A.D. 156. AY KAI AΔPI ANTΩNINOC, laureate head right / AMAC·MHTPOΠOΛEωC, ЄTPNh,...
[ATTACH] Fausta A.D. 324- 326 19mm 3.1g FAVSTA N F; draped bust right. REV: eight rayed star in laurel wreath. RIC VII Thessalonica 51
If you happen to have a Late Roman bronze coin, this site might help. https://www.tesorillo.com/aes/home.htm
You can also check out the multitude of coin auctions...they sometimes have antiquities listed. https://www.biddr.com/...
Google The eventual fate of Gordian after the battle is unclear. Sasanian sources claim that a battle occurred (Battle of Misiche) near modern...
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Septimius visited his native province of Africa in A.D. 206 and returned to Rome in A.D. 207.
excruciatingly rare and terrible to behold-- [ATTACH] besides being rare, it is one of the few coins to have Constantine's name on the reverse...
I have a small collection of Maximinus II and my favorite types are the martial busts with decorated shields from Antioch. Though the mint of...
It is rated as scarce in RIC; but yours is very worn, so not as collectable.
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OP coin is from Thessalonica with a mintmark of TESB
Yes, Siscia mint seemed to produce less Sol coinage than the other mints.
Yes, it is the same temple.
I recently noticed that I have a lot of Sol coins for Constantine. I don't particularly like the type, but rather collect them for rare bust types...
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I have a small collection of Maxentius coins with designs in the temple pediments. The best resource on this topic is "Le monnayage de Maxence" by...
The undertype and overstrike are the same coin...caused by the hammer bouncing after the coin had shifted; so the mintmark is the same SMANT.
No, given the wear and the fact that there is no legend remaining, you will never know for certain.
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