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Constantius II AE Maiorina - FEL TEMP REPARATIOConstantius II AE Maiorina. 23 mm. 7.7 gm.
Obverse: D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right. Reverse: FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Soldier advancing left, spearing a fallen horseman, gamma to left, CONSH star in exergue.
RIC VIII (Constantinople) #81 (C2)EX.NVMMISJan 18, 2008
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Constantinus, GLORIA EXERCITVSCONSTANTINUS I, “THE GREAT”, 307-337 AD. Centenional (2,5 gr.; Æ = 17,40 mm.; 6:00 hs.). Mint of Siscia, 1st officina, ca. 334-335 AD. Obv. DN CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG. Diademated militar bust right. Rev. GLORIA EXERCITVS. Two soldiers besides two militar standars; ex.: ·ASIS·. RIC VII (Sis.) #235; Salgado MRBI #8276.f. Mint State. Shiny dark patina.EX.NVMMISMay 29, 2007
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Phoenicia, TyreCirca 332-275 BC.
AR Didrachm - 8.5g - 20mm.
Obv.: Melqart riding hippocamp right, holding reins in right hand, bow in left; double line of waves and a dolphin below.
Rev.: Owl standing right, crook and flail over left shoulder.
BMC 26.EX.NVMMISNov 29, 2006
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Ionia, uncertainPeríod of the Artemisión found.
Late 7th century BC.
Electrum 1/24 Stater - 0.49g
Obv.: Convex globular surface.
Rev.: Rectangular incuse punch.
Other than the literary tradition ascribing the origin of coinage to the kings of Lydia, there is little evidence for a more exact chronology of early Greek coinage. The tradition, buttressed by limited archaeological studies, does confirm Asia Minor as the place of origin, most likely Lydia or Ionia, and a date somewhere around 650 BC. The alloy used, a mixture of gold and silver known to the Greeks as elektron was based on the natural ore found in nugget form in many river-beds in the region. The earliest coins were of a globular shape and without design in imitation of this natural form; later, simple striated and punched patterns of squares, rectangles and swastikas were included.EX.NVMMISNov 29, 2006
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Constantinus, GLORIA EXERCITVSCONSTANTINUS I, “THE GREAT”, 307-337 AD. Centenional (2,5 gr.; Æ = 17,40 mm.; 6:00 hs.). Mint of Siscia, 1st officina, ca. 334-335 AD. Obv. DN CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG. Diademated militar bust right. Rev. GLORIA EXERCITVS. Two soldiers besides two militar standars; ex.: ·ASIS·. RIC VII (Sis.) #235; Salgado MRBI #8276.f. Mint State. Shiny dark patina.EX.NVMMIS
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Constantius II AE Maiorina - FEL TEMP REPARATIOConstantius II AE Maiorina. 23 mm. 7.7 gm.
Obverse: D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, diademed, draped & cuirassed bust right. Reverse: FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Soldier advancing left, spearing a fallen horseman, gamma to left, CONSH star in exergue.
RIC VIII (Constantinople) #81 (C2)EX.NVMMIS
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Ionia, uncertainPeríod of the Artemisión found.
Late 7th century BC.
Electrum 1/24 Stater - 0.49g
Obv.: Convex globular surface.
Rev.: Rectangular incuse punch.
Other than the literary tradition ascribing the origin of coinage to the kings of Lydia, there is little evidence for a more exact chronology of early Greek coinage. The tradition, buttressed by limited archaeological studies, does confirm Asia Minor as the place of origin, most likely Lydia or Ionia, and a date somewhere around 650 BC. The alloy used, a mixture of gold and silver known to the Greeks as elektron was based on the natural ore found in nugget form in many river-beds in the region. The earliest coins were of a globular shape and without design in imitation of this natural form; later, simple striated and punched patterns of squares, rectangles and swastikas were included.EX.NVMMIS
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