After Martin showed his headless Alexandrian coin i went on the hunt, there are many different headless ancient coins.. Post your head in hand coins again... Maximinus ll 309-313 AD.. AE follis.. Obv. laureate head right. Rev. Genius standing left, holding head of Serapis in right hand.star above, N in left field, palm frond in left field, E in right field, in Ex.ALE. 20mmx 4.61g. Alexandria Mint.. Dark brwn patina, some silvering.
Very nice John. I'm always looking out for these. I need one with the head of Sol. MAXIMINUS II DAIA AE Follis OBVERSE: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS PF AVG, laureate head right REVERSE: GENI-O-AVGVSTI, Genius standing left, modius on head, naked except for chlamys over left shoulder, holding head of Serapis and cornucopiae. X-A across fields; ALE in ex. Struck at Alexandria 312 AD 4.83g, 21mm RIC VI 149b Ex Spink
nice one ENG...another coin show score? i have two alexandrian head in hand coins, with with sprikles... and one without...
Beautiful coin, John! Well, if you insist, here's my head-of-Sol version, again. This was a $15 eBay score. I guess these coins are so common that few people want them in less that EF grades...
