I have a small collection of Maxentius coins with designs in the temple pediments. The best resource on this topic is "Le monnayage de Maxence" by...
The undertype and overstrike are the same coin...caused by the hammer bouncing after the coin had shifted; so the mintmark is the same SMANT.
No, given the wear and the fact that there is no legend remaining, you will never know for certain.
LMCC 1.03.001 is RIC VI 6a and LMCC 2.01.003 is RIC VI 6a and 16a. They combine both RIC numbers because RIC separates the two on bust...
Here's my latest unofficial VLPP. The bust is facing the wrong way and they forgot to engrave the shield/wreath over the altar. The "horse" on the...
I can read GETA to the right of the bust.
Yes, it is CONSTANTINVS VM AVG for Constantine II from Heraclea...the mintmark is probably SMHB RIC VIII Heraclea 17 edit-- I don't think...
here are a few of my error coins-- this one is doublestruck [ATTACH] Aurelian A.D. 270- 275 IMP C AVRELIANVS AVG; radiate & cuirassed bust...
I have had several of these, but being a plate coin in a reference I actually use quite a bit is neat. I also have the plain obverse type below--...
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RIC states that the coins of Faustina II can't be dated "with any precision". It is assumed that coins with AVGVSTI PII FIL were issued under...
I just won this coin from eBay. It is a scarcer type for Maxentius and was issued for his quinquennalia (5 year anniversary). This coin was sold...
I recently posted my three examples of AVGG from London type-- https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-roman-pirate-in-britain.407093/#post-24674646
Yes, it is RIC III Rome 76, but apparently an unlisted bust type-- laureate and draped. RIC lists (a) bare head (b) draped, head bare (c) laureate...
He's just got an opinion from Barry Murphy, who is an expert in numismatics and also works at NGC.
Yes, it is a series of books-- Coin Hoards from Roman Britain. There are pictures of some coins, but none of 1779-1789.
Yes, 1799 is the same as your coin. There were actually 11 examples 1779-1789.
The only Durrington hoard I know of was found in 1993. It was a Constantinian hoard of 3960 coins. CHRB X has a lot of info on it, but mentions no...
[ATTACH] Magnentius A.D. 350-3 25x27mm 8.7g D N MAGNENTIVS P F AVG; bare-headed, draped & cuirassed bust right SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES; large...
those aren't snakes though...it's part of the garland
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