The bust types are the same for 122 and 128, the difference between the two is the wreath. RIC 122 has a star at the top of the wreath (see...
The second coin is most interesting not so much because of the undertype being visible, but because it looks official.
two recent overstruck acquisitions Here is an interesting unofficial overstrike. It’s in a slab, which is why it looks like pieces are missing...
That's why I listed it as an unofficial issue [ATTACH]
The reverse of Spes is female and can, therefore, be correctly described as comely. I believe that David was merely exercising alliterative flair...
some fighting on shields [ATTACH] Constantine I A.D. 318-19 18x19mm 2.7gm IMP CONSTANT-INVS AVG; high crested helmet, cuir., spear across r....
two by Navy standards...mere mortals need not apply
only two glasses and the wife is making me stop! :hungover:
Yes, I thought that I had a Faustina II normal type type till I noticed the obverse was not working out right. A few more whiskeys xxx and nothing...
Yes, I thought that I had a Faustina II mormal type type till I noticed the obverse was not working out right. A few more whiskeys xxx and nothing...
Here's an unofficial issue pairing on obverse of Faustina I with a reverse of Faustina II (Cf. RIC III Rome 496 Antoninus Pius). Faustina I...
I've got a couple (pounds) of low grade bronzes. [ATTACH]
Your coin is RIC 76 because is has a B3 bust-- laureate, draped, cuirassed and seen from back.
While it does have a radiate bust, it is a follis, in fact a half follis; which is indicated by the X over 12 and half on the reverse; which...
I have had several of these emails, some before the auction site breach and my wife got the email last week and is not on any ancient coin sites....
They are scarcer but you can find them. A common LRB with field marks is the half follis issued from mints controlled by Licinius from A.D. 321-...
Fractions with Denominational Marks A summary of David Wigg's article In 312, Constantine defeated Maxentius and the mint in Rome began striking...
here's the repro without the added dirt [ATTACH]
it's a reproduction copying a denarius (RIC 257)
Doug, this coin is from Arles.
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