Strategy Coming Into Focus (Need Advice Though)

As you put together your strategy, don't forget that Late Roman Bronzes may have a great deal to catch your interest.





While the field mark is not integral to the design of the coin, it is an auxiliary mark, nonetheless as a Constantinian bronze the association of the symbol with the emperor is unmistakable. During his lifetime the Chi-Rho was adopted by Christianity as an emblem for the name of Christ, and as such figures prominently in early Christian history from the fourth century on.

There are lots of lrb items that work like this.

This coin is a Constantinopolitan commemorative from the second officina at Arelate. It is an AE4 module.

Athalbert: I'll pull it out and take some better pictures of it.

augustus1: I have some of those flips you are selling, same hand writing and everything. Very odd when you see something like that happen.

I have bought two slabbed coins, both modern.

One I kept in the slab because the slab was signed by the coin's engraver, the second one I cut out to put with the rest in that series.

If the slab comes with something special like provonoce keep it as is, if not pop it out and keep the label for a reference.