I do keep my eyes open for this obverse die as it is one of those oddities that appears to be COS and little or no evidence of any trailing I or...
I will break this into two responses. The first on the Fortuna - Pietas reverse. The coin illustrated by Doug (which I allocate to COS II which...
Very nice indeed. Scarce and sought after.
A highly desirable type in any grade. Wonderful to see it along side the other denominations.
I have a liking for Mars types in general and spotted this one. Aurelian Ant. Obv:- IMP C L DOM AVRELIANVS P F AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right...
I accepted a hole in this one because I have been looking for an Alexandrian Commodus for many years and would likely have accepted one in any...
Or perhaps a scarcer reverse type? Numerian Obv:– IMP C NVMERIANVS AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right...
Some lovely coins here as usual... Here are a couple of my Numerian Lugdunum coins. Numerian Obv:– IMP C NVMERIANVS AVG, Radiate, cuirassed...
Here is a selection of the range of busts available from Lugdunum other then the plain cuirassed bust above Cuirassed from behind [IMG] Draped...
A very small sample of my earlier Probus Lugdunum coins... [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
I will resist from sharing several hundred Lugdunum and or Probus coins.
Here are some of mine.... Obv:– IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, Radiate cuirassed bust right Rev:– ORIENS AVG, Sol walking left between two captives,...
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They come from Siscia. I have a few. This one is probably quite scarce without mintmarks to identify the mint. [IMG]
Both coins come from Serdica. The second coin has Gamma in exe and comes from a rare issue with Greek officina marks running alongside the...
Sometimes it is the small details that make a coin scarcer. One of these is scarce, the other is rare. Does anybody know why or even care? [IMG]...
Pescennius Niger Obv:– IMP CAE PESCEN NIGER IVST A, laureate head right Rev:– ROMAE AETERNAE, Roma in military attire seated left on cuirass, no...
I answer to your question Doug, Nor I. I have long abandoned any hope of chasing some of the more exotic Probus coins. A Horsehead will set you...
Very nice and much sought after with the full PIVS AVG instead of the P AVG.
My Mars collection also continues to grow. This time a common but of Mars type from Trier but still a popular type. Constantine the Great -...
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