I think the scarcity has to do also with the time spent by the emperor in a certain city and thus the time this coinage was struck locally. For...
It is certainly consistent with the rarity of the material. I think silver (siliquae) does not become more common until the military campaigns...
Looks like lots of silvering?
I highly recommend reading this paper on the anepigraphic series. It deals with the likelihood of two distinct series -- one in honor of...
Coin used to pay a vampire hunter in 1200 [ATTACH]
I think that now the generally accepted theory is that the early types (late Gallienus ca. first half of 268 to early Claudius II last few months...
Most certainly not a common coin.
Not even the latest edition of CoinBoy can save us now.
I see a Nicaea standards on the right.
I wonder if that is not a later style of shoulder decoration of a toga picta or a tunica palmata, a garmet that in late roman times became...
It's a kid petting the serpent :cat::cat::cat:
The Archaic hemiobol of @Kavax is extraordinary, certainly the best I have ever seen and the the Helios copper is not too bad either. Helios...
Very interesting, but could the first one end actually in N C? I think I can see a faint smallish letter after the N.
Yes, it is scarce, but what is even more important it's that is of such a nice style.
Instantly thought of Dylan's Freewheelin [ATTACH]
I'm really sorry you have to live in a 'no cats allowed' place, I don't know if I could.
You can search for provinces -- for the general Balkan area you have Moesia Superior, Moesia Inferior and Thracia (or Thrace).
Well, as a matter of fact the later immobilizations are also from the famous Crusader 'nostra moneta' coinages -- coins taken by the crusaders...
This Savoca auction also had an interesting selection of Group III Istros fractions.
Was hoping for a CoinBoy post. Alas...
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