Very nice. I am still on the lookout for a a nice big one like this. Mine are all later, smaller examples.
They are. A denarius serratus has a deliberately serrated edge.
Only a small hippocamp but he is there under the Gryphon... L Papius Denarius Serratus Obv:– Head of...
A regular Genio reverse with a scarcer bust type Maximianus - Follis Obv:– IMP C MAXIMIANVS AVG, Laureate, cuirassed bust left, holding club...
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I'm not sure it will get 75 bucks though.
Stories about the Arras hoard (now refuted) used to send shivers down my spine.
I have a had few standard lefties of Gallienus. My favourite of them is the following SAECVLARHS AVG [ATTACH] My favourite portrait of his that...
Lovely stuff. I have a few M II D Serapis head coins and they range from well executed like yours through to cartoonish. There is a large range...
How convinced are you of the attribution of the IVNO REGINA to Laodicea? Mine is from Rome. [IMG]
I only have one Amiens FTR. I saw the OP coin up for sale and am glad you got it. Constantius II - AE2 Obv:– D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, Pearl...
Current thinking is that RIC is incorrect in citing any issues between IMP II and IMP VIII and that these are all mis-readings of IMP VIII legend...
Ahh. Thank you for the clarification. Can anyone place this one? Can you read it first? [ATTACH]
Is it purely the legend that makes it a sole emperor issue?
Constantine the Great - Follis Obv:– IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG. Laureate, cuirassed bust right Rev:– MARTI CONSERVATORI. Helmeted bust of Mars facing...
I have only ever owned one. Domitian Ae quadrans Obv:- IMP DOMIT AVG GERM, Bust of Ceres left Rev:- S-C, Bundle of three poppies and four corn...
I came at the "Invasion coinage" from the other direction i.e. Lugdunum. The early Lugdunum coinage is quite close in style to it. [IMG] [IMG]
The early issues have what is sometimes referred to as busts reflecting the images of Tacitus/Florian. Part way through these we see a mixture of...
It is also worth noting here that Tacitus makes an interesting denomination available to the collector. This is the "double antoninianus". These...
Another MIID thread appeared just before I was going to add this thread. I have saved most of my M II D coins, which are from Alexandria for this...
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