Good point. The die diameters are as follows small coin: ca. 18mm normal coin: ca. 20.5mm
I have a surprisingly small and light Probus Antoninian. It is the coin, first row on the right with the consular bust. The coins were...
I'm very impressed how this coin turned out. That is one superbe cleaning job.
Wow, that looks like straight out of a major museum collection. In fact, I guess many major museums would be happy if they had such a collection.
If this date is correct, according to my information, the coin cannot have been issued at Antioch, which was under Persian control at the time....
I think the historical dates, which I mentioned above should help. If Antioch was occupied by the Persians in AD 255 to 258 and again in 260-261,...
Without claiming any expertise, I would have attributed all of the above coins to Antioch.
I get the impression that there is very little in the way of clear characteristics to decide whether a coin of that period is from Antioch or from...
Many thanks, that is very helpful. So the object that Jupiter is handing to the Emperor is a globe. My coin is very sharp, but I would not have...
I have a similar piece: Valerian I, 253 - 260 Obv: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG Rev.: PIETATI AVGG Mint: Antioch (or Viminacium?) RIC 219A...
Wow, great coins and great write-up on Domitius Domitianus. I have no hope of ever getting my hands on a coin of Domitianus, especially not in the...
Yes, an Odovacar nummus is hard to replace in any condition. I managed to find one in near perfect condition though. [ATTACH]
This is by far the worst condition coin in my collection. I meant to upgrade it, but I have in fact never come across a better one in auction:...
The Valerian II is great. I'm still looking out for such a coins from Antioch or Samosata.
Great coins, I love the two Valerian I Antoniniae. Apparently large numbers of coins were minted in the eastern part of the Empire to finance the...
Wow ... thanks a lot for the information on the development of the bust styles. Very interesting. Here is a recent acquisition of mine. I like...
I bought a group of coins that are attributed to the Samosata mint. Samosata was a city in what is now eastern Anatolia at the border of modern...
Do you know if there was any systematic reason for the issuance of different bust styles? Do they commemorate special events or are they just the...
Here is an example of a coin on which Probus is wearing an aegis: [ATTACH] I think Probus is a godsend for coin collectors: so many different...
I think the term Sarmatians is kind of analogous to the term Goths. Both names were (sometimes more and sometimes less) used as umbrella names for...
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