I think you are discussing arbitrage.
If someone put a gun to my head and forced me to pass judgement, I'd think it was official. I've never seen an unofficial LRB with that bust type,...
I did not know this. Thanks.
Why do you say it's unofficial?
Were any coins of Jupiter holding Victory on globe minted in territories controlled by Constantine?
I think Moneta would be more likely to hold a cornucopia. Anything else, and my first guess would be Aequitas.
You should be able to track down the first two types without too much difficulty. The second two are more challenging.
Here's a couple additional types of Constantine I from the London mint: [ATTACH] London mint, A.D. 307-310 RIC 108 Obv: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG...
Lots of hostile comments, about Caesar and other leaders. Sadly, most of the people we consider great leaders are people who won a lot of wars,...
I have seen other official campgates with dots in the bricks before.
My first thought was that the CNG coin must be legit because the border on the right side of the reverse is off the flan of the original. Then I...
Aes Rude?
Are you sure it's not some kind of encrustation stuck to the surface?
Looks like there might be a K in the exergue, which would make it from Cyzikus.
As a general rule, assume the letters of an ancient coin inscription are upper case. I'm sure there's an exception somewhere, but I've never seen one.
That's not unusual for gold coins. They were usually hoarded. Gold was too valuable for everyday circulation.
Through all the different adoptions and intermarriages, Germanicus was, technically, both the son and the grandson of Augustus and brother, son...
I don't have a link, but here's a screen shot of the email I received. [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Lucilla Augusta, A.D. 164-182/3 Silver Denarius Rome mint, A.D. 164-169 Obv: LVCILLA AVGVSTA Rev: VENVS VICTRIX - Venus, standing,...
[ATTACH] Provincial Silver Denarius Phillipi mint, A.D. 69-70 Obv: IMP CAES VESPAS AVG Rev: PACI OPB TERR AVG - Turretted female bust Φ behind...
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