a bit of a tangent, but an interesting book on mythology and fossils-- The First Fossil Hunters: Dinosaurs, Mammoths, and Myth in Greek and Roman...
Richard Bradley served in the Revolutionary war "Richard Bradley, while a resident of Duplin County, North Carolina, enlisted August 9, 1777,...
here's my SPES PVBLIC [ATTACH] Constantine I A.D. 327 Ӕ nummus 19mm 2.6g CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG; laureate head right SPES PVBLIC; chi-rho atop...
This one is not a hybrid but Constantinopolis is facing right; which means it just ain't right! It's too bad, because they got the spelling right....
I recently got this one from the Mildenhall Hoard of 1833 [ATTACH] Gallienus A.D. 267-268 Ӕ Antoninianus 19x22mm 3.2g GALLIENVS AVG; radiate...
that's awesome... now I want an VRBS ROMA brockage with a nice clear legend. until then, I made one [ATTACH]
That's a neat coin John. The obverse legend is also botched.
I'm not a hobbyist...je suis un numismatist:)
I never said the word cast
to kick it off...an unofficial hybrid [ATTACH] Constantine I Circa A.D. 324- 325 18mm 2.1gm CONSTAN- TINVS AVG; laureate head right....
I just realized I should have posted examples of the coins that were copied. I don't currently have any, but have some I sold. different...
Slow down...take your time-- remember it's the hobby of kings...carry yourself thusly and get learned! Read some posts and get some books...check...
it's a modern reproduction
Here's an unofficial issue that pairs an VRBS ROMA with a Constantinopolis reverse. The ROMA obverse should be paired with a wolf and twins...
Yes, it's a "barbarous" radiate. The reverse isn't properly oriented, but it's a standing figure, like PAX
No, I didn't buy it...I'm not interested enough in the type to pay a premium...and yes, I have the disc.
here's a good page-- http://www.beastcoins.com/Sasanian/Sasanian.htm
the lion with P M TR P XIII reverse is not part of the Zoo series either.
there is a third type that is very rare-- phoenix on what looks like a rocky nest [ATTACH] picture from Failmezger's "Roman Bronze Coins from...
though RIC VIII describes the reverse as a soldier standing holding spear and resting hand on shield, on many examples, it clearly shows that the...
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