Could you please look at the reverses of your coins to confirm or refute my identification of the types? It is difficult with only partial...
Addendum. The type should occur in gold as it is a half stater and thus cannot be original in silver.
I strongly suspect the other coin to be a copy of acoin from Tarentum. I base this assumption on what I see at about 12 o'clock on the reverse,...
The second coin is based on a gold octobol of Klazomenae, Ionia, c. 380-350 BC and is an electrotype. Obv:- Laureate head of Apollo facing,...
I have a couple of IMP II, Spes coins. I was tempted to buy your coin just to have a Doug Smith, Sept. Sev. in my collection. Septimius Severus...
Doug, Could it be the same reverse type? I think that the clash is potentially a reversed Juno but off centre. Looking from the head towards the...
Constantine the Great Follis Obv:– IMP C CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, Laureate, draped bust right (seen from the rear) Rev:– MARTI PATRI CONSERVATORI,...
MARTI CONSERVATORI Mars helmeted, in military dress, cloak hanging over right shoulder, standing, right, holding reversed spear, left hand...
A subtle difference in depictions here rather than title. Vespasian denarius Obv:- IMP CAES VESP AVG P M, Laureate head right Rev:- TRI POT II...
Probus Obv:– PROBVS P F AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right Rev:– MARTI PACIF, Mars walking left, holding olive-branch, spear and shield....
I have hundreds of Mars coins (just don't ask!). I could make this a VERY boring thread. I will add a couple and then back off to let others carry...
Just for completeness, here are the other coins from the lot that I purchased to obtain my target coin. They aren't too bad in their own right...
I bought myself a few denarii last year. Elagabalus denarius Obv:– IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, horned, draped and cuirassed bust right...
Very nice indeed. Congratulations.
I like the Siscia coins too. I have FAR TOO MANY. [IMG] RIC 816 Bust Type G. Alföldi type 96, n° 155
Steve, I am still looking at Papius coins but they always go well beyond my limited budget. I haven't seen anything that has grabbed my attention...
The "MARTI VICTORI AVG, Mars standing left, holding laurel-branch and spear, shield behind" type is one of the scarcer reverse types for Probus at...
The Celts typically lived in thatched round houses. [IMG] There are various reconstructions of Celtic vilages around my area. Ventilation...
The Hut is the building that the barbarian is being dragged out of.... Here is a website that goes into this type in quite some depth....
My other Carausius coins are too ugly to be seen in public...... That leaves me with a Pax, GGG. [IMG]
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