here's another PXV [ATTACH] Gallienus A.D. 267 Ӕ Antoninianus 20x21mm 3.4gm GALLIENVS AVG; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from...
No, it is just a field mark. Wreaths are fairly common marks.
the companion coins to the first SOL above - Rome 52 The 1st civil war between Constantine & Licinius and some numismatic evidence "In A.D. 316,...
I just got this one yesterday [ATTACH] Florian A.D. 276 Ӕ Antoninianus 21x22mm 3.2gm IMP C M AN FLORIANVS AVG; radiate, draped and cuirassed...
different lighting, different photographic setup, different camera etc. etc.
the one to the left is an VRBS ROMA FELIX. This issue was struck in the name of all the rulers (Arcadius, Honorius and Theodosius II) from A.D....
not legally available though.
An obviously bad fake to one person is not so obvious to another...it's all relative. The second example posted in this thread was obviously bad...
the fake that started this topic sold for $294.69 [ATTACH]
did you mean As instead of Ace?
the "Diocletian Values" section is a mess.
it looks like Diadumenian. similar to the example below from Nikopolis ad Istrum [ATTACH]
I'm always interested in coins if they are rare, regardless of condition. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [ATTACH]
I need to add that your GLORIA EXERCITVS coin is RIC 133. There is an error in RIC for this listing and for 132, Constantine II. The bust types...
It is draped and cuirassed. Though not always discernible, on your example, over the right shoulder of Constantius II you can see the round fibula...
None of these GLORIA EXERCITVS types have helmeted busts, except for the type with Roma or Constantinopolis obverses.
the way it is split, O in left and F II in right field, means it is Lyons; but you need to see all the exergue to assign a specific RIC number.
The problem with this coin is that much of the mintmark is off the flan and, in this case, you need to see it to make a complete ID with RIC...
that's a good rule, but like every good rule, there are exceptions. An example- [ATTACH] however that rule works in 99.99999% of the time....
In your post that I quoted, you said "Constantius" who is quite distinct from Constantinus...which you have already edited...perhaps you merely...
Separate names with a comma.