Here's a real Sasanian reverse on a coin of Constantine, from my collection, albeit an overstrike. I assume the undertype is the fire altar rather...
There's a few reasons why the SPES type is rare: 1) During the laureate issue it shared an officina (A) with the GLORIA ROMANORVM type, so these...
But, as your thesis says, "the coins speak"! Constantine issued the DAFNE type not as part of the "victory" group, but as part of the...
I don't see a connection between DAFNE and the earlier types. If you look at the overall picture of Constantinople from opening to 330 AD, we...
There's an interesting brief Twitter thread here on the find circumstances of that Nero head on the cover....
It certainly seems possible these were made for some use associated with local festivals, but I do think the common SANCTO...
I'd be interested to read your theories, but to me it seems the Alexandrian coins have too much in common, both with each other and with those...
Yeah .. been there, done that. Plan auction bids weeks ahead of time, set up Google calendar to get e-mail reminder, day of auction set up iPhone...
Can't argue with the narcissist part, but it's believed the MAXIMVS title was awarded to him by the Senate after his victory over Maxentius in...
Bastien's first four waves of "epidemic" counterfeits are of normal sized coins, not minims (p.145), and in discussing these being found in hoards...
But the only opportunity a counterfeiter needs is the right conditions to profit from his/her enterprise. In this case opportunity was presented...
I just finished reading Bastien's "Imitations of Roman Bronze Coins, AD 318-363", linked above, and was pretty disappointed. In particular, if...
Thanks - yes it is. Search for "museum notes", then scroll down to select volume 30. You can either save the entire volume, or just select pages...
In this case, in 318 AD, I think it was the newly increased silver content of the coins that triggered widespread counterfeiting. At other times...
Great coin - it is an attractive style. I also joined the owl club this year, despite really being a Constantine collector. There are just too...
That's a great Galeria Valeria!
These are my favorite type of unofficial coins. I like to think of them as "impressionist" style. Bunch of squiggles around the edge: ✔ Slightly...
But Constantine wasn't consul in 321 AD. The BEATA consular busts are an oddity, perhaps due to the issuing mints all being under control of...
Sure, but what about the *specific* case in point: [ATTACH] Do you want to argue for a later date (to support a VOT X date later than 320 AD) ?...
Well, true in general, but often there are enough other constraints to make the "COS X or COS Y" alternative obvious. In this case there's also...
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