Your second coin is Constantine II.
it's a fake. below are some more [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yes, it is backwards...I only used the word "awkward" as an alliteration. a quote about this from a few years ago-- "The first coin below has an...
You have an example with the "awkwardly engraved Alexandrian armour" Note the top of the cuirass under the chin. On right facing busts, the...
I have to apologize for not paying enough attention. The coin in question has a mintmark of ALE, while the coins Alföldi writes about are...
That's an error in RIC, this type from Rome is always standing. Ticinum has a seated variety.
Surely the fact that there was a double temple of Isis and Serapis in Rome shows the link, further corroborated by this coinage.
If I can't make out enough of the legend on these AE4's to be certain, I don't even bother.
I like the portrait on this one, not because it looks like Maximianus, but because it looks more like Carinus. It's an early Rome issue and the...
You can bog down on how good a fake it is or isn't...but as I said it does not matter, because the seller is a well-known fake seller. There are...
You don't have to know the market...all you need to know is that the seller is known for offering fakes. No point in looking at his coins and...
If you haven't spotted one recently, then you are not looking close enough, because they are out there. 15 years ago a bunch turned up mainly in...
If you haven't seen it yet, the best place to start is-- Alföldi, Andreas. "A Festival of Isis in Rome under the Christian Emperors of the IVth...
Maximinus II from Nicomedia Sol standing left in long robe, right hand raised, left hand holding head of Serapis [ATTACH]
Your obverse legend ends with P F AVG and the bust is also draped and seen from the back.
I've had a few over the years. Below are two more from Thessalonica. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
As you noted,there is a • in front of the mintmark. It is from Siscia •ASISC
[ATTACH] L Titurius L. f. Sabinus 89 B.C. AR Denarius 17x19mm 3.8gm OBV: bare head of King Tatius r., bearded, TA (in monogram) front, SABIN...
if you are not familiar with ACE- Ancient Coins for Education, here is the link-- http://ancientcoinsforeducation.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billon_(alloy) the alloy varies, but coins at this time usually (there are always exceptions) only had around...
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