Randy, that’s a great buy and great cleaning job! How’d you go about cleaning it? Your coin is a perfect example of what I was getting at with...
Nice coin! Rather than a galley, I think it could be a modius, which is a container for grain. If is it a galley, very cool! [ATTACH] Philip I...
Many of us save for coins that are beautiful and may stretch our coin budgets. Most of us also are also looking for coins that are poorly...
The weird cracks could show it may be plated... what is the weight? Any sign of green deep in the cracks? Otherwise a nice coin!
They exist but they are rare and expensive if real. Getting 6 for $50 tells you they are fake.
Without even seeing the tokens... I can almost guarantee you they are fake.
[ATTACH] Source: Helvetica's spreadsheets - http://www.catbikes.ch/coinstuff/coins-ric.htm FEL TEMP REPARATIO spreadsheet and sort for Julian II,...
It's Julian II from Aquileia... the mint mark is AQT (with possibly some dots or a palm branch following). Seems to be a somewhat rare version of...
The obverse reads: DN IVLIANUS NOB CAES The reverse reads: FEL TEMP REPARATIO
While researching a coin, I found this Wiki page and found it interesting. It details the movements of Constantine's crazy kids and nephews across...
Yeah, there are a lot of great line illustrations detailing key style differences across mints so it's a good learning resource even if don't need...
If you're interested in LBRs... this is the book you should have for these types of coins. It can be ordered for around $20 for a softcover and...
That was fun, thanks for the challenge! That second one was one I didn't come up with either!
Here's mine. I was pretty excited to get this coin... it's not the greatest shape but still fun to look at. I love this guy's story and think it...
Haha.. yeah I noticed something that made me realize i was wrong... we get second guesses?
Constantine campgate from trier CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG
Looks barbarous to me... and probably supposed to be Tetricus II (no beard). A closer look at the obverse legend may tell you more (I can’t really...
Looks like you’ve pretty much got it... the only amendment I’d make is that the reverse legend ends in “AVGG” rather than “AVG.” I’m not sure if...
Ha, oh wow... I just figured it was a totally made up name... it sounded dreamed up. ...if there was a any chance of it being real (nope), I’d...
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