Decentius is called the brother of Magnentius in a couple of primary sources- below is a line from Aurelius Victor "Magnentius had entrusted the...
Here’s an LRBC-- Late Roman Brass Coin Commemorative A.D. 348 16mm 1.4gm OBV: ROMA, draped bust of Roma right, wearing visored and crested...
Both RIC VI and RIC VII have some errors regarding the billon issue from Trier. The roughly 25% silver coins were issued circa A.D. 313. At the...
It gets easier with practice. If you want to use RIC numbers and don't have the books, check out these .pdf's...
No, your coin is RIC VII Arles 67
This coin has a B4 bust type (from RIC VII). So he has a laurel wreath on his head, versus other bust types that may be bare-headed, radiate,...
Yes, it is an error on Wildwinds.
Licinius is laureate, draped and cuirassed on this coin
Your coin is laureate and cuirassed only, with no drapery; which would make it RIC 34.
"I will not intentionally misrepresent the value of any item, and I will not take unfair advantage of non-professional customers, be they buyers...
Your coin is an ant. I'm not sure why the seller even called it a quinarius as he had previously sold a similar coin correctly ID'ed as an ant...
It is a violation of the terms of service with Paypal to do this-- though it happens.
I was surprised to see quite a few of the orange "earthen 'desert' patina" bronzes.
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it's Aelia Flaccilla and the reverse is SALVS REIPVBLICAE; Victory seated right, inscribing Christogram on shield set on a column. I can't make...
I think that Norm might be using the word "cheater" in reference to his coin being a fouree, rather than Sulla being a "cheater"
a good work on this topic- R. J. Brickstock,"Copies of the FEL TEMP REPARATIO Coinage in Britain" British Archeaological Reports (1987).
Your mintmark is ANBI and is from Antioch. It is a workshop not noted in RIC, but out of 15 possible workshops, only five were recorded in RIC...
unofficial VLPP were struck after the monetary reforms of 318 that introduced the official VLPP that had circa 4 percent silver. For some regions,...
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