That is true, but there are some: [ATTACH] Diocletian 22 mm. 3.64 grams. HERCVLI CONSERVAT Hercules standing right with right arm behind his...
I think the beard lines were there before the coin became worn. [ATTACH] 27-26 mm. 8.49 grams. Є K V ANT RIC VI Antioch 54b. "C2" (= very...
Yes, it is certainly Eudoxia, wife of Arcadius. Here is page about her and her AE coins: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ricix/Eudoxia.html The...
Me, too.
Here is a Maximian follis with a Hercules connection that I bought in 1979. [ATTACH] 27 mm. 10.63 grams. RIC Alexandria 38. Sear IV 13824. ex...
I once (many years ago) made an appointment to visit the ancient-coin collection of Washington University in St. Louis. The curator kindly showed...
I am a big fan of GENIO types. They are very common and usually inexpensive. Here is a page about them:...
I have long had a web page with links to web sites where ancient coins can be bought, not including eBay. Today I checked the links and sure...
http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Fortuna/ Fortuna makes an interesting mini-theme. Most are "FORTVNA REDVX," but this one refers to a different aspect...
I just now added quite a few coins to a few of my pages: http://augustuscoins.com/index.html They include Vespasian quadrans on that page....
I have a coin much like the coin in the first post, but a little different in field marks: [ATTACH] FL VAL CONSTANTINVS NOB CAES CONSERVATOR...
Prices "are all over the place" because quality is all over the place. The type lasted from 126 BC to 70 AD--a long time. Those dated earlier are...
Yes, there are other Roman emperor AE typeset pages: Here are links to late emperors, Valentinian (364-375) and later:a...
Here is a web page with a type set of AE for Constantius II: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ConstantiusII/ConstantiusII.html The tables could be...
I agree with @Victor_Clark . It is an official Valentinian III. Here is mine: [ATTACH] 13 mm. 1.59 grams. DN VALENTINIANV[S PF AVG] VOT PVB,...
Justin II followed Justinian. Coins from Antioch of Justinian dated year 35 (AD 561/2) and later all have blundered legends. Other mints had fine...
It has been a very long time since I posted here. I have a site for selling ancient coins: http://augustuscoins.com/index.html which has had its...
There is a difference between "very expensive" and "overpriced." If a type in a certain condition normally sells for $500 and one is that...
Let's remember to distinguish between "selling for" and "offered at."
It is with great sadness that I write to inform our forum that our member and my friend Terence Cheeseman from Edmonton, Canada, died Jan. 10,...
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