Yale Coin Images Now Online
Yale University has put its entire collection of digital images online for public use. Included are over 34,000 images of coins and medals. Apparently (although I haven’t yet read the fine print), there are no restrictions on usage of the images. Link here
A Rare Facing Quadriga Type
Facing quadriga types of Constantine only appear at London and are very rare. The coin shown above is not the prettiest of specimens but does come with a long legend IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG. This legend is unknown to me for this type and would come before RIC VII 81. There is no provenance available […read more…]