the Lugdunum mint theory is out...there are two current theories 1) coins were struck at Cologne 2) coins were struck at Cologne and Trier.
there is a good study on FTR's "Copies of the FEL TEMP REPARATIO Coinage in Britain" by R. J. Brickstock I have more references at the bottom of...
there is a theory that Maximinus Thrax suffered from acromegaly, which would account for his changing appearance on his coinage.
the Romans commissioned busts of the new emperors to be distributed to the cities in probably fairly expeditiously manner. I would expect that...
below is a coin of Magnentius that looks a bit Constantinian. Perhaps this was intentional, though-- a bit of PR. Magnentius A.D. 350-3 22x24mm...
This coin has a left facing bust, though that is normal. The shield, however, has a horseman leaping to the left over a fallen enemy; which is not...
Crispus IOVI from Antioch with eagle versus captive http://tinyurl.com/zt5b78p
here's a good book to read on how forgeries are made-- Numismatic Forgery by Charles Larson. the cover blurb "an illustrated, annotated guide to...
Each generation that you go back, you have to double the amount of ancestors--1st generation you have 2 parents, 2nd generation 4 grandparents and...
. Sorry about the sloppy response (I am editing) I am trying to reply on my phone but I am also a Vcoins dealer and was not sure that my response...
Vcoins dealers are not supposed to upload more than 100- 150 coins per day; but I believe that this might just be a "gentleman's agreement"
Your first coin is Constantine I A.D. 326- 328 CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; laureate head. PROVIDEN-TIAE AVGG; camp gate with two turrets and star between...
Digamma, waw, or wau (uppercase: Ϝ, lowercase: ϝ, numeral: ϛ) is an archaic letter of the Greek alphabet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digamma
Actually S in this mintmark does not stand for Sexta, though it is the sixth workshop... it is just a coincidence. Here is a reply from another...
"All the prices and wages are listed in denarii communes, which were not actually silver denarii as we usually think of when discussing ancient...
Though Diocletian's “Edict of Maximum Prices” was issued almost 60 years after the rule of Gordian III, it lists prices for wine and beer Wine &...
This object is called a Dacian Draco...here's some info from another topic about this- "RIC V describes it as a “staff surmounted by head of ass”...
Arcadius A.D. 404-6 10mm 0.6gm DN ARCADI-VS PF AVG pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust. CONCOR-DIA AVGGG legend surrounding cross In...
here's a description Constantinopolis Commemorative A.D. 333-335 Obv. CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS laureate, helmeted, wearing imperial mantle, holding...
Sol is actually holding a whip. This also means that the RIC number 279 that Andres2 has for his coin is wrong. It is 255, though RIC only lists...
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