The first coin, IMHO, has the better style. The handiwork of this engraver is quite distinct and runs through the issue. Any Titus denarii...
This Domitian As arrived last week and I just now got around to posting it. The Fides reverse reminds me of a waitress delivering a plate of food,...
During the construction of the Colosseum the nearby Colossus of Nero was retooled into Sol. The figure on this recurring Flavian type may possibly...
A Domitian 'eyes to heaven'? [ATTACH]Domitian AR Denarius, 2.95g Rome mint, 95-96 AD Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P XV; Head of Domitian,...
I recently got this worn rarity at a bargain price, a price I think that is well worth the neat little story behind it. [ATTACH]Domitian as...
I've done that before as well. And yes, I would consider it a redemptive act!
A year ago this month I was elated to have acquired one of my 'dream coins' - a well provenanced Vespasian dynastic sestertius from Rome....
Excellent coin @Mat with a lot of eye-appeal.
Apologies, I assumed you were referring to the ANTIOCHIA type. You would think the Rome mint dupondii mules would be conclusive enough, but I...
Another neat Titus @Bing! Here is one that isn't quite as well known. [ATTACH] Titus AR Denarius, 3.31g Rome Mint, 79 - 80 AD Obv: IMP TITVS...
Believe it or not, this actually was an intentional type and not a mule! That's why the series is so extraordinary - an Eastern themed coinage...
The strange series of bronze coins struck for Vespasian with a 'Syrian' theme have always fascinated me. Recently, I was able to acquire this neat...
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