Any other possibilities?
I think this one comes down to whether the horseman is reaching or clutching. Martin
Kurt, I am really shocked by that. The only consolation is that nobody was harmed in any way. Martin
I made a small collection of Constantine at one point and Kurt's two coins above are both ex-my collection as a matter of co-incidence. I parted...
I must admit to liking to handle my ancients and have busted out every slabbed one I have had over the years. It has always given me a smal sense...
I am glad that people like them. I think that these Stephanophori are beautiful coins. They are very broad lumps of silver and are generally of...
I have added another Kyme Tet. to my collection. This one from magistrate MHTPOΦANHΣ. [ATTACH] Regards, Martin
Looking at the obverse I believe that the head is bare rather than laureate so that narrows things down a bit. Looking at the reverse we can see...
There is a similar one in the Forum Fake reports but it is a lost/stolen coin report where people are allowed to identify coins that are missing....
The Constantinopolis is indeed from Lugdunum and the style looks fine. I don't see anything to indicate fake. A little harshly cleaned though. I...
The crescent moon is the symbol of the Antoninianus when the bust is female. I suppose representing the moon as opposed to the radiate crown for...
I am trying to understand your comments.... Could you define re-strikes? Are you saying that they are created from modern dies or dies created...
Whilst I share a similar passion for the coinage of Septimius Severus to Doug I also have a strong soft spot for Probus. During a period of...
Tidy! As they say in West Wales. Martin
This is a coin from my small Greek collection: Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy VI Philometor, 180-145 B.C., Tetradrachm Obv:– Diademed head of...
I am sorry to say that your coin is a modern fake made in Bulgaria by the faker Slavey. See this one from an online forgery database:- [ATTACH]
That is a really nice example of the type. It is what I would consider a classic Nerva denarius profile. I bought a Nerva denarius quite recently...
I am one of those people who didn't just stop with two examples either and only stopped after having 3 different Tripolis variants and 12...
Eduard's sestertius is simply superb and I have nothing in my collection that would hold a candle to it. Hi denarii can be nice too and they...
I echo Doug's comments. Here is what I take as a mappa in the right hand. [IMG] Regards, Martin
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