except that Davis would have never called himself president of the United States; while each Roman usurper did call himself Emperor and, at least...
there is a primary source, which I believe I have posted before that specifically states "reduced to the half of a nummus" Letter in Archive of...
[ATTACH] Constantine I A.D. 312- 313 22x23mm 4.1g CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust right. SECVRITAS AVGG; Securitas standing...
When talking about the Byzantine Empire, I have always thought it is less important what we call them and more important what they called...
This coin has the short reverse legend; which means it is RIC 95.
There is always a difference in these details, unless it is a die match, but that does not affect the RIC number. In RIC VII, your coin is a D2...
it's RIC VII Trier 341, minted in A.D. 322
Here's a four turreted campgate from Rome with an unlisted workshop [ATTACH] Constantine I A.D. 318- 319 19x20mm 3.3g CONSTANTINVS AVG;...
I have quite a few die matches...I'm not sure how many. I have one set of 5 double die matches and one set of four.
there is an old saying in numismatics "buy the book before the coin" I would suggest some introductory reading on ancient numismatics like Wayne...
I thought that it was the smaller module. RIC 199 is larger, so yours is RIC VIII Siscia 238.
You could email and ask them to be completely clear.
from the page I linked to about grading ancients it says NGC Ancients will not grade coins that...are altered Altered Coins Coins with...
Romancollector was asking about NGC though. https://www.ngccoin.com/submit/coins-we-grade/not-encapsulated/...
Yes, you have it correct. RIC II Rome 361, minted A.D. 114- 117.
Your workshop is A...H is not an option. During the production of this coin, there were five workshops open-- A,B, gamma, delta epsilon. You can...
Why would you not trust the dealer who has the benefit of having the coin in hand? I have never heard a disparaging word about them either.
The flan shapes are the same and as Martin said in the other thread, "either one or both are casts" though there is always a chance it is the host...
Frank, a small correction (copy and paste error?)...your workshop is B.
it is a replica and worth little if nothing...notice it says "fine brass" on the reverse.
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