Hi all, Bored and "coining" late after getting the kids to bed. I don't have any great write-ups or anything new worthy of a big thread. I just...
After looking at my copy of ERIC-II, it seems that the traditional Constans II is the same person as Constans III. Constans I - Constantine's son...
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Maybe @Suarez could comment?
It’s amazing how easy it is to nail that second one even with the terrible coin workmanship and at the time. You’re right... it’s that neck beard....
Thank you, that would be great! I didn't know where to even start with this one. When someone who knows these posts a thread, we all come out of...
These are tough... I know little about the coins of this period. I bought one for a couple dollars thinking it would be a fun puzzle but it has...
Great coins everyone! A recent thread on Trebonianus Gallus tetradrachms had me looking for mine, only to realize it was a Trajan Decius! My...
That’s a nice one! The slivering on that coin is so intact that it looks like a silver coin! Great portrait too!
Wow! I love that one!
An interesting article: An unnoticed portrait of Hadrian’s first heir, L. Aelius Caesar, in Rome’s Casino Aurora?...
Come on over to the ancients board, we do this every day! After being in the ground for 1800+ years... a few fingerprints are no problem. [ATTACH]...
I bought this coin because I thought the defacing marks were interesting. It didn't cost much so it's a fun curio. Of course, there's no way to...
That's what I was thinking. This is as close as I'll probably get to a Gordian as Caesar coin. I have a bit of a Gordian "problem"... I have...
Beautiful coin! One of my best Gordians is of this type as well. [ATTACH]
Great coins! I like this series too and have two of my own. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Elagabalus... not sure of the city though.
Probably barbarous... but Tetricus II as Augustus. Where you at Aurelian!? [ATTACH]
Not sure on the mint mark... but it could be Constantinople... maybe CONS Gamma. The spreadsheets on this page are a ton of help to me. If you go...
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