I think it is a remarkably fine and rare piece. The reverse is spectacular. It is a wonderful Valentinian II.
An interesting thought. Some Valentinian III AE4 issues have officina P, S, T, Q, E. There are siliquae of Trier with clear TRPS, so Trier was a...
The prices are ridiculously high. Uncommon books, and many coin books are uncommon, are often priced unrealistically on Amazon (and elsewhere). If...
As you may know, I have a web site on all the types of late Roman AE from Valentinian to Valentinian III and Theodosius II (364-450)....
[ATTACH] Cistophorus of Claudius and Agrippina the Younger. 26 mm. 10.28 grams. TI CLAVD CAES AVG AGRIPP AVGVSTA Jugate busts left DIANA EPHESIA...
I wrote a page on ADVENTVS types: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/PROFECTIO/ADVENTVS.html Here is the first coin on the page: [ATTACH] Septimius...
[ATTACH] A hemi-obol of Athens. 6 mm (tiny!). 0.34 grams. Sear 2525v. Hoover 4.1679 Next: A hemi-obol from somewhere else
I am a big fan of books. Yes, you can get a lot from web sources alone, but I still think books pay for themselves many times over (with knowledge...
I agree. Every time I win in a European auction I compute the ratio of the dollars I actually pay to the total hammer price and make a note of it...
This is true, but I think only at the very top end. The one tenth of 1% are doing very well and they want the best--which they find at Triton and...
I don't know about that. If you worked at engraving the portrait of Didius Julianus all day every day for the better part of two months and 5 days...
Yes. It worked for me too. Q helped me figure out the where we can see how many times we posted to a thread. On the main table of contents page:...
Wow! That one certainly is rare and in great condition. That's a highly desirable piece. The first three above are of Constantine II. Here is...
@thejewk , congratulations on your keen eye and knowledge. Anyone who cares about coins of that period will want RIC VI. Anyone who cares about...
That is from the same issue as the coin in the original post, which had a Constantine reverse of officina P with a Constantine II obverse that...
Mules (a.k.a. hybrids) are coins that combine an obverse type and reverse type that were not intended to be issued together. Mules can be produced...
Yes! I think many of us like ancient coins because they connect to history. If you walk around Greece or Italy or Turkey, you are never very far...
I meant this: [ATTACH] The type is of Constantine VII, 913-959. This type was issued from 945 to c. 950. 27 mm. 6.14 grams. Facing bust of...
Today, as an experiment, I paid an invoice in pounds using my PayPal balance in US dollars. PayPal gave me the rate of 1.360 dollars per pound....
That one and the Nicephorus are far nicer than usual. Most are badly overstruck. They are all really nice coins.
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