I did have this one originally allocated to this issue but seeing yours I am not so sure that the neck is long enough. [IMG] but it is so much...
Easier compared to what? I would suspect that the previous version of the British pound coin would be a candidate for the most counterfeited coin...
@randygeki and I both saw this Constantius II on the market no too long ago. [ATTACH]
I am not an expert on Severan bronze but have studied quite a few images of them handled a few. The obverse style doen't look close to anything I...
IMP VII through to IMP X seems to have been focussing on production volume rather than production quality. As such the quality control on the...
With regards to the first issue/last issue this is a very useful tool in creating a chronology on coins. The first issue coins of Probus from...
Here is a Probus - Hercules Probus Obv:– IMP C PROBVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right...
They are a great type. I have always had a soft spot for them though never quite enough to want to focus on them. [IMG] [IMG]
Bastien splits the MARS VICTOR types at Lugdunum across five separate emissions. He dates Emission 3 to November – December A.D. 276. Coins can...
It looks as though the BM has reallocated Emesa to Cappadocia too. So another "unknown Syrian mint"?
Though I suspect that there are many "unknown Syrian mints." I have had a couple of these Ceres.. A possible reverse die to the OP? [IMG] A...
Something slightly different:- Obv:–IMP MAXENTIVS P F AVG CONS, Laureate bust left, holding eagle-tipped scepter in right hand, wearing imperial...
An ever popular type and relatively easy to get in decent quality. Here are a few of mine from a variety of mints:- Trier:- [IMG] Rome:- [IMG]...
The coin sits in a series that I am slowly building up. Constantius II - AE2 Minted in Rome (//RE). Reference:- RIC VIII Rome 107 (C) [IMG]...
Here is another FTR Galley addition to my collection. I seem to have developed a soft spot for these Rome mint Galleys. I will share my newest...
I am just getting round to processing my latest purchases. Amongst them are a couple FTR Galley coins. They are sufficiently different that I will...
Not Probus. Looks like Antioch mint Numerian.
Great find......
Those are some interesting questions. The huge number of bust varieties for Probus is bewildering. G/< has a great page on the bust varieties:-...
The bust type here is "cuirassed and seen from the rear", which is a generally scarce bust type for Probus from any mint. Of all the mints at...
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