I would argue that history and ancient numismatics are integral to each other. the poet W.H. Auden agreed- Serious historians study coins and...
Not everyone praised Magnus though. "The most important primary source of the period was written by Ammianus Marcellinus who has nothing good to...
unlisted bust Constantius II VICTORIA AVGVSTORV from Lyons http://tinyurl.com/zt2tgqj
I have seen about a half dozen, counting the three misattributed on Wildwinds, two of which are cuirassed like yours, but not in as good condition.
Hunter cross references to RIC 167 and RIC does not note the reverse legend breaks.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I just checked "Roman Imperial Coins in the Hunter Coin Cabinet vol IV" and it lists an IOVI FVLGERATORI for Diocletian with the...
here's another ROMAE AETERNAE with the Eros cryptogram Licinius I A.D. 320 20mm 3.2gm IMP LI-CINIVS AVG; helmeted and cuirassed bust right. ROMAE...
unlisted Constantine I BEATA from Trier http://tinyurl.com/jzwgrrw
here's an LRB from Rome It's interesting because this type was struck for Constantius II by Magnentius and Nepotian, with no real way to...
Here is a ridiculous listing that I saw on eBay about two weeks ago with a starting bid of $32,500. Below is the sellers description-- [ATTACH]...
But how are you going to find this 167? Rely on someone's description from the internet? The only example that you could see that really matters...
RIC Vii Rome 167
attached is the relevant page from RIC Vii. I am not sure what the numbers are that you posted. in the obverse column for 167 you will see 11...
Your coin is RIC 167, which is described as "Jupiter walking l., holding thunderbolt; at foot, eagle" workshop gamma is also listed.
There is a great little book of 58pg and a few plates by Aleksandar Koczev "Catalog provincial coins of Viminacium the capital of the Roman...
Have you read P.J. Casey "Carausius & Allectus" 1994?
We are talking about Carausius
There were two examples in the Ashbourne hoard, raising it to 25 specimens
Pierre Bastien in “Le monnayage de l'atelier de Lyon (337- 363)” records the reverse legend as AVGVSTORV. For Constantius II, he lists 1 example...
I talk briefly about how Victory transitioned into a Christian angel on my DAFNE page; but I am far from the first to talk about it. Here's a...
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