Thanks to everybody who pointed out I'm an old guy. Well ... I guess I really am. One advantage was that I got to buy good stuff on ebay 15 to 20...
By the way, as weird as this sounds the obverse die looks like it started out as a Eudocia and was re-engraved into a Pulcheria. Maybe that's not...
Thanks VK. I also think it's Pulcheria but you can tell I'm not 100% sure and that's why I wanted some opinions. But Mat has made a valid point so...
Hey Mat, I see what you see but it's obviously a pretty small sample. The problem is that there is clearly an L-C-H on the obverse and that leads...
Was going through some old coin purchases that I put away years ago and came across this coin. It was marked as purchased on ebay in 2003 with my...
Nice coin VK. I've been looking for this one.
Cyzikus also issued a GENIO type coin with his full name, LICINNIANVS LICINNIVS (note the two N's in each name). Here's my lousy example: [ATTACH]
I took a quick look at the weights and sizes of Leo ae4 coins and they are right around 10mm and 1.3gms so that's probably the time period that...
You won't find any design on it, it's a blank that's never been struck. What's interesting is that you find these with modern coins but I've never...
This is probably way off topic but I've had this for quite a while and have never really given it much thought. It appears to be a blank planchet,...
If there's a dollar to be made somebody will be faking the coin. i doubt if anyone would fake a Leo monogram, but an Anthemius is a different...
Greg, don't feel bad, 99.99% (maybe higher) of Roman collectors will never own one of these. I've been collecting for over 20 years and have never...
Hey Greg, wise decision. As you stated earlier "If there's doubt, there's no doubt". It's kind of odd with Anthemius, there are seven known...
Milco: These have been showing up on ebay lately and always from a seller in Serbia. Here's another one I just found (copy and paste the link):...
By the way, the inexpensive little paperback "Piccoli Bronzi con Monogramma" by Antonio Morello is probably the best reference book for late...
Greg: I have been collecting monograms for many years and I have seen this exact coin a couple of times before. It is certainly a fake.
I had a Maximianus coin at one time with a Hercules reverse but it was different from the one you're showing: [ATTACH] This one has the legend...
I tried to find the "made in Bulgaria" stamp but it wasn't clear on the photos.
It is almost assuredly an Honorius ae3 type from Constantinople (it sure looks like CONSA or B in exergue) as the obverse legend appears to be -...
I just took a peek in RIC and it shows both the Helena and Theodora coins with the cross in the left field (or no cross at all). Other Trier mint...
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