There is only a RIC 8, no RIC 8b. The B which you are talking about probably refers to the obverse bust type, which RIC lists as either B (head...
Vabalathus struck these coins, but recognized that Aurelian was senior, that is why the legend for Aurelian ends with AVG; while Vabalathus merely...
shield with side profile [ATTACH] commemorative with star [ATTACH] Silvered example [ATTACH] Shield with quadripartite division [ATTACH]...
Yes, sorry that I wasn't clear that in reference to the T-I break in the footnotes I meant "another" as in addition to N-T and I-N; rather than...
I don't think it is transitional, just inconsistent. The footnotes for 137 mention another break with CONSTANT-INOPOLIS. Below are two examples,...
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704 can be either bust type G or H. The coin in question is bust type G, while H is the one with imperial mantle.
The last symbol in your mintmark looks like an "S" but is actually ϛ (digamma); which is Greek for the sixth workshop. Everyone calls it an S,...
Yes, it is RIC VI Antioch 133b Dane has the RIC numbers for the GENIO coins here- http://www.catbikes.ch/coinstuff/coins-ric.htm
If you are referring to what looks like little dots, that is part of the beard.
The mintmark is SMKΓ•, gamma instead of T, as T is not a workshop for this issue. It also looks like a dot at the end, if so, it was struck A.D....
prices always vary...below is a budget example with a little ding on the reverse that I sold last month on eBay for $8.50, shipping included....
Here is the Dux Arabiae section of the Notitia Dignitatum in Munich which shows two Arabian ostriches [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This type was struck for Constantine I, Licinius I and Maximinus II. It was struck after the defeat of Maxentius in the mints that Constantine had...
Diocletian I A.D. 294 Ӕ Antoninianus 23x24mm 3.5gm DIOCLETIANVS•P•F•AVG; Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from rear. SALVS AVGG;...
you can change the setting to block questions on eBay. under "Manage communications with buyers" there is a setting "Allow potential buyers to...
you can bog down on terminology, but the original question was asked in regards to the RIC number-- which is not changed by the metallurgical...
You should call your coin what it is. From the picture, it looks like a silvered Ӕ, not AR. This does not change the RIC number. During this...
Sear 14982 is from Aquileia. You are correct with Sear 14986/ RIC VI Rome 202
If you are referencing a RIC number, you should go by what RIC says, rather than an excel sheet and/or website, that may or may not be correct....
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