There are actually quite a few letters written by Constantine from around A.D. 313, sent to various people including bishops, talking about their...
no 11 is Constantius II I can't make out the mintmark, but it is an Eastern mint.
it's Gallienus with VIRTVS AVGVSTI reverse
Arcadius A.D. 404-408 14mm 2.3gm DN ARCADIVS PF AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust. VRBS ROMA FELIX, Roma standing facing, head...
Constantine I did not issue this type...it looks like the legend is Constantius II
Both 352 and 361 have the same 4 workshops possible- either A,B gamma or delta the difference is the size and that is not even 100% when there is...
actually 350 is not right. 350 is ASIS, while Jeremy's coins also has a zigzag. It is either 352 or 361, the difference being the size. 352 is...
Emperor on horseback was a common Roman theme. Below is Marcus Aurelius on horseback. [ATTACH]
I like Gratian's GLORIA NOVI SAECVLI [glory of the new age] coinage, it offers a some insight into events transpiring in the Empire. EDIT- I just...
The second is Valens with a SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE reverse and it looks like it is from Siscia
"The last sign is clearly an episemon, epigraphically employed for S(emis) also." (RIC VII p. 12) Semis literally means half, and the semis coin...
Constantius II & Constantinopolis [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Michael VII Ducas A.D. 1071- 1078 Æ Follis 25x28mm 8.6gm OBV: Facing bust of Christ, cross behind, wearing pallium and colobium, raising r. hand...
Here's a Constantine I brockage from Siscia which would have been a VLPP reverse. [ATTACH]
Ken, trying to view the past in modern context is an often repeated mistake that does not apply to this situation at all. These fractionals were...
No bronze coins were issued for the sole purpose of general circulation. The Roman government did not mint coins for the people to use; but...
If you look at the page I linked to, you can see from Diocletian's Edict of Prices, that the Romans would have frequently needed small...
congrats Martin, those are tough to find. Below is a nice example of Maximianus as Hercules that sold a few years ago. [ATTACH]
I have a page about these coins-- http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/fractions/
You have mistakenly attached a coin of Constantine II or posted the wrong description for the the coin pictured. 215 though, is diademed, draped...
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