I'd say "much less common" and "very difficult to find in high grade." The OP coin is an all-around winner--both condition and price. The OP coin...
The most common reverse design on a the siliqua denomination is VOTIS XXX MVLTIS XXXX within a wreath, for Constantius II (Caesar 324-337,...
The OP Claudius II provincial coin is wonderful. My best Claudius II imperial coin is this one: [ATTACH] Large at 24-22 mm. 3.86 grams. Fully...
Take a look at the reverse legend on this coin: [ATTACH] Gordian III, 238-244, stuck year III ("ANIII" in exergue) = 241/2. 30 mm. 18.91 grams....
Well, "M" is 1000 in Roman numerals, so it makes (old-fashioned) sense. I think the concept of a large number like "a million" is far more common...
The decussis is spectacular. What are the diameters and weights?
If you are interested in coins of Honorius, here is a web page listing his AE type set: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/HTypes.html Here is an...
Here are two Byzantine coins of Constantine VII, 913-959, struck c. 945-950 at Constantinople: [ATTACH] The one on the left is larger than...
Sometimes the same type of ancient coin comes in different sizes. This is especially common in the Byzantine series which is not noted for its...
Auction prices can certainly be bizarre. The Week had a note about NFT that made headlines. The first tweet of the founder of Twitter sold in...
I think "year 10" must be a misunderstanding. Neither coin has any reference to "year 10." Both reference "year 3."
I know of coins with a human foot for the design, and coins with the rear end of a horse, but I don't have any to show. So, I'll continue with...
This thread is about unusual objects on ancient coins. If you have one, name the object and post an identified example. I'll begin. First object:...
The OP Magnentius coin is now on wildwinds on the Magnentius page: https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/magnentius/i.html Lyons 108.
Dr. Alan Walker of Nomos in Switzerland wrote about the upcoming Nomos auction and about a new MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) that might have...
That is a remarkably nice example of an unusual variant. Excellent!
My coin with the OP Caracalla type is below and also on this page: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/interesting/SECVRITAS.html "SECVRITAS...
I have a website on Roman coins with early Christian symbolism: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Christian/ChristianSymbols.html It has been up for...
I agree with @Victor_Clark . sss88sss has lots of fakes. He is on this fakeseller list: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/fakesellers.html
Here is a nice green patina on a nummus: [ATTACH] Constantius as Caesar Antioch 29-27 mm. 9.68 grams. FL VAL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES Є in right...
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