I have added ancient coins to my main page and other pages: http://augustuscoins.com/index.html Here are two of the tetrarchy, the rarest (not in RIC!) Procopius type [SOLD], and three small AE4 coins of the Vandals. By the way, I added three excellent Domitian fourress to the page of ancient imitations, but have not pictured them in this posting. Take a look there: http://augustuscoins.com/Imitation.html Shipping in the US is $2 for orders under $25, $3 up to $50, $4 up to $100, and an additional $2 for each hundred thereafter. $3 more to other countries. (You can see my shipping costs near the top of each page under "Terms".) Diocletian, 284-305 22-21 mm. IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG Jupiter standing, eagle at feet left XXIΔ in exergue. RIC V.II 163 page 237 Struck "288-9" Rome mint. [$12] Constantius I, 293-305-306 23-22 mm. As Caesar, a post-reform radiate CONCORDIA MILITVM KB in field RIC VI Cyzicus 18a Sear IV 14104 Well-centered [$15] Significant rarity! [SOLD] Procopius not in RIC--Not listed in RIC, but the ANS has one. Extremely rare. First reported in 1952 from a single example (not illustrated) found in excavations at Antioch. Then the type was published in MoneyTrend in 1977 (in German) by Wolfram Weiser. I have a printout of a vcoins offering from July 2005 for one, worse than this, at 1,450 euros. More have appeared since then, but not in excellent condition. The metal is usually poor and it seems to corrode easily. This one is better than almost all the others. Procopius, usurper 28 Sept. 365-27 Msy 366, under Valentinian 17 mm.DN PROCO-PIVS PF AVG SECVRITAS REIPVB CONS Constantinople RIC unlisted for the whole type, not just the mintmark of some minor detail. The whole type! Sear V 19880 with no price, rather listed as "(Extremely rare)" Green patina. Extremely rare. [SOLD] For more of that era, see my page: http://augustuscoins.com/Valentinian.html The next three are coins of the Vandals at Carthage. Vandals. Hilderic, 523-530. 9 mm. Small. 0.49 grams. Bust right square cross in wreath. Wroth Vandals 182 page 40 plate iv.36 Bijovsky INR 6/2011 page 164 Hilderic [$49] Please compare to the examples above $100 on vcoins. Vandal. Regal. Gelimer, 530-534 with his monogram 12-10 mm. Small. Bust right Monogram with C (on left) small R (upper left) and M (large in the middle of a wreath Rare. Rarely nice. MEC I 28, plate 2. Wroth 4 page 16, plate 2.21 Bijovsky INR 6/2011 p. 164 Rare. [$49] Vandal, 5th - 6th C. 9-8 mm. Small. Found with coins of Gelimer Facing bust, square cross with pellets in the quadrants. Wroth WPBC plate iv -- cf. 44 with two dots "Vandalic period" Rare. [$49] Compare to the $350 example on vcoins. Note: An up-to-date reference for many of the small Vandalic AR4's is Bijovsky, INR6.3 "From Carthage to the Holy Land: The ‘Palm Tree’ Nummus" which you can get on Academia.edu or ask me for it via e-mail (It is 1.7 mb). Thanks for looking. You can contact me using the e-mail on my pages or by CT private message.
