Unofficial issues are struck around the same time as the official coins that they copy. There is no way I would believe that the Vandals copied...
Your second coin is Gallienus with an antelope on the reverse.
They are control marks. Besides A-B, this •TSA• series has B-✶, A-Δ and Δ-✶
RIC X speculates that "The legend SE-CN is perhaps a devolved form of ZENO, which is found on the reverse of other types." (pg 120)
here are some different examples from Diocletian [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I think that it is official and it is merely wear combined with the gouge on the cheek making it look odd. It has a haircut that I have seen on...
All the coins of Vetranio are actually laureate, but due to peculiar engraving style, some do look pearl diademed. All coins of Constantius issued...
in addition to what David said, the person selling the coin is a known fake seller.
The eagle on this one looks more like a buzzard Constantine I A.D. 312-313 22mm 4.1gm IMP C CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; laureate and cuirassed bust...
This is "the most popular reference ever written for Biblical and Jewish coins" David Hendin Guide to Biblical Coins [ATTACH]
It looks like the flans were sand cast
Postumus HERC DEVSONIENS [IMG] [IMG] Postumus A.D. 265 Ӕ Antoninianus 21x22mm 2.9gm IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG; Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust...
Anonymous pagan civic coinage ca. A.D. 312 Æ quarter nummus 16mm 1.5gm GENIO ANTIOCHENI; Statue of the Tyche of Antioch on rock, below the...
Rather than an equilateral cross, I would say the engraver was copying a star, which frequently appear on this issue from Trier. Below are two...
it's definitely unofficial.
The "nose" is possibly the result of a damaged die. That is a tau-rho in the left field instead of a chi-rho. I have a SALVS from Valentinian II...
[ATTACH] This type references the victory of Maximianus over the Quinquegentiani -- a rebellious tribe in North Africa.
a recent book about this practice by Dario Calomino Defacing the Past -- Damnation and Desecration in Imperial Rome [ATTACH]
for this issue, there are a possibility of 5 workshops -- A B Γ Δ E RIC just shows ASIS for convenience sake. If you look at the top of the page...
RIC VIII Siscia 192 is correct. In RIC, this entry is for Constans with ASIS mintmark and HR monogram. [ATTACH]
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