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<p>[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 4535358, member: 84744"]I love the ravaged pairing, and the bull on your new one is great!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are my Roma wins today. I went for, um, "aggressively pre-owned" coins too! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.romanumismatics.com/catalogue_images/auction/xlarge/15284.7.30_1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Etruria, Populonia AR Unit. 4th century BC. Male head right, I before / Blank. Cf. EC I, 16; HN Italy 122; Sambon 79. 0.63g, 11mm. </p><p>-- I think this is the earlier weight standard for Populonia (~0.9g without the chip?) and so the coin could potentially be 5th century. [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER]: can you tell me anything more about it, buddy?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.romanumismatics.com/catalogue_images/auction/xlarge/11386.1.51_1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>I didn't have a Constantine camp gate w/ open doors.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.romanumismatics.com/catalogue_images/auction/xlarge/15781.17.10_1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Lead imitation of Aelia Verina (wife of Leo I) AV Solidus. After AD 462/466. AEL VERINA AVG, pearl-diademed and draped bust right / VICTORIA AVGGG I, Victory standing left, holding long jewelled cross; CONOB in exergue. Cf. RIC 606; Roma e30, 628 = Gorny & Mosch 251, 5141 (same dies). 10.61g, 21mm, 6h.</p><p>Very Fine. Extremely Rare; only one other example known.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why don't we see more imitations of gold coins in Pb?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.romanumismatics.com/catalogue_images/auction/xlarge/9021.56.89_1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Andronicus II Palaeologus and Michael IX AR Basilikon. Constantinople, AD 1295-1320. Sear 2402. (At least <i>half</i> of it is nice! I didn't have a single basilikon, and it was cheap.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 4535358, member: 84744"]I love the ravaged pairing, and the bull on your new one is great! Here are my Roma wins today. I went for, um, "aggressively pre-owned" coins too! :D [IMG]https://www.romanumismatics.com/catalogue_images/auction/xlarge/15284.7.30_1.jpg[/IMG] Etruria, Populonia AR Unit. 4th century BC. Male head right, I before / Blank. Cf. EC I, 16; HN Italy 122; Sambon 79. 0.63g, 11mm. -- I think this is the earlier weight standard for Populonia (~0.9g without the chip?) and so the coin could potentially be 5th century. [USER=51347]@Alegandron[/USER]: can you tell me anything more about it, buddy? [IMG]https://www.romanumismatics.com/catalogue_images/auction/xlarge/11386.1.51_1.jpg[/IMG] I didn't have a Constantine camp gate w/ open doors. [IMG]https://www.romanumismatics.com/catalogue_images/auction/xlarge/15781.17.10_1.jpg[/IMG] Lead imitation of Aelia Verina (wife of Leo I) AV Solidus. After AD 462/466. AEL VERINA AVG, pearl-diademed and draped bust right / VICTORIA AVGGG I, Victory standing left, holding long jewelled cross; CONOB in exergue. Cf. RIC 606; Roma e30, 628 = Gorny & Mosch 251, 5141 (same dies). 10.61g, 21mm, 6h. Very Fine. Extremely Rare; only one other example known. Why don't we see more imitations of gold coins in Pb? [IMG]https://www.romanumismatics.com/catalogue_images/auction/xlarge/9021.56.89_1.jpg[/IMG] Andronicus II Palaeologus and Michael IX AR Basilikon. Constantinople, AD 1295-1320. Sear 2402. (At least [I]half[/I] of it is nice! I didn't have a single basilikon, and it was cheap.)[/QUOTE]
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