It's curious. Both coins (yours and mine) were minted the same year with very similar obverse/reverse. But the detail is so much different. I'm...
Ski, I remember you telling me you were in the Navy. Where I was at in the Delta, there were few roads, but we had a Boston Whaler with twin 40...
It may not be a horse to a mythology expert, but in my old eyes I see a horse with wings on Batman's, Anoob's and my coins. I'll concede to the...
What type of "gun"? We used to say our M16s were made by Mattel. When I first went into the Army I was trained on the M14. The M14 had a wood...
Since I don't know what one is, I guess I never used one. You'll have to enlighten me.
I think it is the right thread:
SKI: what was your MOS? When I was in Vietnam I was on a three man District Team with MACV in the Delta (IV Corps). How about you?
Domitian AR Denarius OBV: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, laureate head right REV: COS IIII, winged Pegasus standing right with raising left foreleg...
True enough.
After Martin, comes the big guns, eh? Let's see 'em all Jerry.
No problem. I would add, however, there are some other options as to where this may have been minted. Rome and Cyzicus to be specific.
I cannot read the minmark in exergue, but judging from style I am guessing it is from Nicomedia: Honorius AE3. 395-401 AD. D N HONORIVS P F AVG,...
You are right. I did not click on the image. Now that I have, I see that Ski is correct. No doubt that it is Honorius
Martin: That Lugdunum is exquisite.
Ripley: Do you have the reference for your coin? It looks similar to the one I posted above it, but much different in style,
C. GARGONIUS, M. VERGILIUS, AND OGULNIUS, ROMAN REPUBLIC AR Denarius OBV: Laureate head of Apollo right, thunderbolt below REV: Jupiter in...
Septimius Severus AR Denarius OBV: L SEPT SEV PER TAVG IMP VIII - Laureate head right REV: ADVENTI FELICISSIMO, Severus on horseback right...
Is it possible to get a larger image? Ski may be right, but I can't tell anything from this small image.
And one from Constantinople RIC VII 63 2.2g, 15mm; R5 [ATTACH][ATTACH]
Here is another from Sisia, RIC 241 2.39 g, 17 mm [ATTACH][ATTACH]
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