I used to avidly chase the AVGVSTA Alexandrian coins whenever I saw them before realising that they were relatively easy to obtain [IMG]...
I believe yours to be a Rome mint example. Alexandria always ends COS II on the reverse for this type.
Back in 2009 there appears to have been a set of dies created to manufacture a whole range of fakes. The route for these into the market was...
These flames (sometimes referred to as clouds) only seem to occur at Siscia [IMG] [IMG]
Here is a brass plaque that was found in the Roman fort of Isca Silurum (Caerleon, Wales) that depicts Victory carrying a trophy... [IMG] And...
I am on the lookout for a nice Alexandrian one of these but haven't managed to track one down that I like. I have an example from Lugdunum which I...
Here are the attributions and my own examples for comparison to the the OP coins Probus Obv:– IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, Radiate, draped and...
I have owned 3 examples of the cupid type. Here is one. [IMG]
I'm back with another new addition after a long gap since my last Papius purchase L Papius Denarius Serratus Obv:– Head of Juno Sospita...
The legends and style convince me that it is likely unofficial.
[IMG] Septimius Severus denarius Obv:– L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VII-I, Laureate head right Rev:– ARAB ADIABENIC, Victory advancing left holding...
I don't see it matching the style of an official mint issue
Maximianus Herculius Follis Obv:– IMP C M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev:– GENIO IMP-ERATORIS, Genius...
Augustus Denarius Obv:– CAESAR AVGVSTVS, Bare headed bust of Augustus right Rev:– Round shield inscribed...
[IMG] L Papius Denarius Serratus Obv:– Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin tied under chin....
@dougsmit That tail is simply great. The curls on the neck of the emperor are also far more pronounced on yours.
I think that the FH is official. It is close enough to the style of my example from a nearby issue (Rosette Diademed rather than Pearl...
When we get in close to see the detailon some denarii it just gets stranger... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Sometimes we see it folded on one shoulder (left here). [IMG] Full frontal [IMG] Helmeted, spear and shield but still draped.... [IMG]...
Probus Obv:– IMP C PROBVS AVG, Radiate cuirassed bust left with spear over right shoulder Rev:– TEMPOR FELICIT, Felicitas standing right,...
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