I don't know about "expert", but, at the moment, RR's have become a focus for me.
The second coin is Severus Alexander, but I'm trying to read the legend on the reverse of the second coin. I think it reads: PM TR P VIIII COS...
Since it's been very quiet around here for a couple of days, I thought I'd show one of my newer acquisitions. It is a Q. Sicinius and C. Coponius...
Are you kidding me?
Hehe
Heck, I am the antique in our house.:rolleyes:
I'm not a big fan of Byzantine coins, but these three, especially 1 and 2, look pretty good.
How in the world did you make out the obverse. Better in hand?
Interesting piece and decent detail.
Once again I do not see any tooling. But my eyes haven't been trained to see tooling either. What about the reverse?
I'm terrible at this, but, if this is tooled, I can't tell. If I were going to tool this coin, I would also smooth out the fields and sharpen the...
Jerry's a good guy. Must have swallowed a coin. Yeah, that's it. He swallowed one of his Tets
In general, I like to make other's feel welcome to CT and hope to spark more interest in the historical aspect of coin collecting. And, to be...
CONSTANTINOPOLIS COMMEMMORATIVE AE3/4 OBV: CONSTANTINOPOLIS, laureate, helmeted & mantled bust left holding scepter REV: Victory standing left...
JUSTINIAN I AE Follis OBV: DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right REV: Large M, star to left, cross above, star...
I think I've seen that sculpture somewhere before. Hmm, let me think......
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May 7th, 558 Justinian I orders that the dome of the Hagia Sophia be rebuilt immediately after it collapses. Hagia Sophia was rebuilt and...
geezer? Did someone mention geezer? :hail:
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