It looks like Licinius, but that makes no sense for the timeline.
Tiny mustache makes me think Maximinus II Daia as well. Ca. 306. Have no idea about mint. Was Aquileia open by then?
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CNG Allows for non-commercial uses of their images. I think they have their policy stated on their research page. It’s a good resource if you want...
The question makes sense to me. When I was starting out, I read the conventional wisdom that a collector should specialize. So I thought, “Am I...
That Constantine Sol Invictus from Siscia is the toughest mint for that type. These were struck principally in western mints. Siscia was about as...
[ATTACH] Well, on the other end of the financial spectrum, here's my middle son last weekend in Rome. We're Americans. He worked at a paid...
What a great interview. And kudos to Nora! There is an art to asking the right question and then staying out of the way.
I suppose part of the discussion of the wreaths on the OP coin and subsequent Constantinian examples ought to be Constantine’s vision of a...
I am in the market for that coin. I want the portrait decent and the lyre sharp. Not an easy combination to find.
My notes help explain the tribute penny reference. In my opinion, it’s more a matter of marketing a fairly common denarius to sell it for a...
It’s not particularly fashionable among classicists to employ these strict demarcations. I still think they’re useful in terms of organizing broad...
Do these boxes typically come from a single collector?
My GAL VAL is very close to yours, down to the officina. It had languished way too long in @Valentinian ’s fine commercial site. You should check...
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It would probably be just safer to send it to me. I’ll make sure the right people get it. And by the right people, I probably mean VCoins.
This article characterizes it as one of the largest hoards ever discovered. At 53 coins, that cannot be the case. Do they mean gold hoards? Or is...
@Bing is your man, methinks. But his collection is already pretty strong.
I was pleased to add Theodora, Constantine‘s stepmother, from AMCC 3. [ATTACH]
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