but isn't this the ancient coins board?
be careful with the bull coins...recently a "hoard" of fake Cyzicus coins have been introduced, many on eBay by sellers like saxbys-coins. They...
The bull coinage apparently upset some of his Christian subjects. The people of Antioch even demonstrated against him “shouting…that his coinage...
...is it fiction that Salem plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/04/150422-ancient-egypt-artifact-repatriation-looting-archaeology-smuggling-antiquities-mummy/
he is apparently doing very well with his sales...he even had 14 orange coins in ROMA XIII and received a special thanks. [ATTACH]
why does the coin have to be associated with Rome?
they write that it is not the god Mars, but "an astrological representation of the planet Mars." Many examples noted of manuscripts, metalworks...
I am glad that you are enjoying them and I hope that you will continue enjoying this hobby for many years.
you can't get a more modest price than zero
Your coin is RIC IV Rome 27b
welcome to the hobby...but the word has been out for years.
people are purchasing them...he has sold 18,680 items
You can still get copies of the book. It is inexpensive and short, at only 48 pages, so it does not take up much bookshelf space. [ATTACH]
The middle coin on the far right is Licinius I and has an IOVI CONSERVATORI reverse
That's not really true. Through the years, many people have been interested in unofficial coinage and there has been quite a lot written. I even...
it looks like an Alexius I AE Tetarteron you can compare with examples from Wildwinds http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/byz/alexius_I/t.html
Déjà vu I knew that I remembered this.
Let's not forget that Maxentius was also a usurper, since he was never recognized by the Tetrarchy.
Maximianus, who was supposed to be in retirement like Diocletian, actually rebelled against Constantine, who was away on campaign against the Franks.
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