As a mule, it is a mint error, and as such it does not have a listing in RIC. I write these up as cf. RIC VII Cyzicus 63 (cf. is Latin for...
for those not aware, there is a website that got it's inspiration from Bruck's book-- http://www.tesorillo.com/aes/home.htm and here is a good...
Trier was a very important city in the Western Roman Empire and was "the normal headquarters of the westernmost ruler." (RIC VI p 141) so it would...
In A.D. 383, Magnus Maximus defeated the Emperor Gratian and claimed the title of Augustus. Valentinian II fled his territory and Theodosius I...
the reverse is a one-handled vase. Greek Aeolis, Kyme AE 16 3rd Century B.C Aeolis, Asia Minor Obv. Forepart of horse prancing right Rev....
I did a little write about Crispus here- http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/soap/ some more articles of a more scholarly nature than my page...
here is a pretty rough coin that has a workshop that isn't listed in RIC Constantine I A.D. 320 18x19mm 2.9gm CONST-ANTINVS AVG; laureate...
that's why you takes the widest and smallest measurements...I always record the smaller number first, like 17x19mm
Some of these issues have many different dies and assorted engravers, so there can be quite a range of differences on coins from the same mint....
The palm is a control mark used to distinguish different series or reverse dies. For example, the previous Trier issue has the same mintmark, but...
one problem with the plastic ones is how are they calibrated? Not that I worry about calibrating my digital model; but it was calibrated before I...
It's a great series to collect...perhaps the most quintessential Constantine coin. It celebrates Constantine's final victory on his path to sole...
This IOVI issue was struck at Cyzicus during the years A.D. 321- 324. So a Constantine issue (struck 321-323) has nothing to do with Martininian...
I cringed a little when I read this. Here is a before picture of the coin. [ATTACH]
Shortly after the defeat of Maxentius, Constantine I was awarded the title of maximus by the Roman senate. This title was not used on coinage in...
Antioch has a peculiar way of engraving "rosettes" that are actually square. This coin is laureate-- Antioch 71 [ATTACH] here's an Antioch 78...
Yes, It is RIC VII Antioch 81.
It is a known fake that I have seen several times. There are a few issues (these are easy enough to be alerted to when you already know it is a...
That's a nice example
you have to define "Medieval Women" Western Europe in the Middle Ages: 300- 1475 [ATTACH] so my favorite Medieval woman- Helena Helena A.D....
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