Tiny mustache makes me think Maximinus II Daia as well. Ca. 306. Have no idea about mint. Was Aquileia open by then?
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CNG Allows for non-commercial uses of their images. I think they have their policy stated on their research page. It’s a good resource if you want...
The question makes sense to me. When I was starting out, I read the conventional wisdom that a collector should specialize. So I thought, “Am I...
That Constantine Sol Invictus from Siscia is the toughest mint for that type. These were struck principally in western mints. Siscia was about as...
[ATTACH] Well, on the other end of the financial spectrum, here's my middle son last weekend in Rome. We're Americans. He worked at a paid...
What a great interview. And kudos to Nora! There is an art to asking the right question and then staying out of the way.
I suppose part of the discussion of the wreaths on the OP coin and subsequent Constantinian examples ought to be Constantine’s vision of a...
I am in the market for that coin. I want the portrait decent and the lyre sharp. Not an easy combination to find.
My notes help explain the tribute penny reference. In my opinion, it’s more a matter of marketing a fairly common denarius to sell it for a...
It’s not particularly fashionable among classicists to employ these strict demarcations. I still think they’re useful in terms of organizing broad...
Do these boxes typically come from a single collector?
My GAL VAL is very close to yours, down to the officina. It had languished way too long in @Valentinian ’s fine commercial site. You should check...
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It would probably be just safer to send it to me. I’ll make sure the right people get it. And by the right people, I probably mean VCoins.
This article characterizes it as one of the largest hoards ever discovered. At 53 coins, that cannot be the case. Do they mean gold hoards? Or is...
@Bing is your man, methinks. But his collection is already pretty strong.
I was pleased to add Theodora, Constantine‘s stepmother, from AMCC 3. [ATTACH]
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Last week I picked up a second “Sol facing“ variant of this common reverse type (bottom). One of Victor’s eBay auctions. Often something...
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