The portrait does not look much like Constantine I and could be Constantine II who, after Constantine's death, used the same obverse legend...
The original, famous M&M firm folded in 2004. The newer firm of that name, M&M GMBH did not issue a catalog dated March 2010. I wonder if that...
It is not from Constantinople, rather Arles under the temporary name Constantina in honor of Constantine II, which it took in 328. RIC VII Arles...
Leu Numismatik had a sale in three large hardcover catalogs in October, 2020. Together they weigh over 10 pounds and have over 800 pages of...
Some collectors like to work on sets, defined to be some list of types meeting some criterion, such as "the twelve Caesars." If the definition is...
There are two similar types with the same legend, as @seth77 noted. One has Roma seated helmeted head left, holding globe to our left (Type 15,...
Nice group! I like 3, 4, and 5 best. They each have a great connection to history. It is easy to explain why they are interesting.
It sure has! What a wonderful coin!
Well, I guess reasonable people can disagree. My wife and I both see a man with his torso seen almost from the front and slightly to the right....
It's Saturday and the sun is going down now. The low-angled light was hitting coins on my desk and they were so pretty I thought you might like to...
I'll add my voice to the chorus. Every coin is wonderful. When #10 (Taras) is a virtually mint state coin of an extremely charming type, you know...
When using Mac's "Preview" it sometimes defaults to save in png, when jpg is much more efficient. At the "save as" step change the file type to...
Well, Terence, they are all outstanding and worthy of the finest collection. I looked through them five times to try to choose a favorite or...
That's an excellent group. #4 from Ephesus is my favorite. It has both a fabulous portrait and an elegant reverse. (The rarity doesn't hurt,...
I am offering on my site: http://augustuscoins.com/index.html an NGC graded XF slabbed Tiberius denarius, the so-called "Tribute Penny." [ATTACH]...
If the reverse legend on a coin of Carus does not end AVG, AVGG, or AVGG, as that one does not, there are no simple chronological indicators on...
I have a copy of the "Sammlung Apostolo Zeno, [part] I, Römische Kaisermünzen" catalog of Dorotheum Wien, 6-10 June 1955 and here is the listing...
Carus, 282-284, had two sons, Carinus and Numerian, who became emperors. In September I announced an educational webpage on their coins and how...
I wished I could vote for at least three. It is an interesting group with several nice Spanish coins that are not in my collecting areas. I have...
It looks like Severus Alexander (222-235) who used the legend IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXANDER AVG on some coins. It is not a Maximinus Thrax and...
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