I just thought I list my favourite coins of the year so far. Perhaps some of these will not be on the list in January, but some definitely will...
I was lucky enough to win this one in yesterday's Roma auction. I have been looking for one of these for some time. A few months ago one popped up...
I know the coin is rough, but I loved the portrait. I have to thank @David Atherton for alerting me to this one when it came up for sale. This is...
I have actively looking for Domitian denarii with the CENS POT reverse legend. They are all rare coins and do not show up very often. I absolutely...
In the denarii of Domitian the Minerva reverse are extremely common as a whole. However, within the Minerva series there are some rarities that do...
Up for sale is this silver penny of King John. This penny has a long and interesting provenance. This includes the fact that it was part of J.P....
I have been looking for one of these for 2 years. It seems fitting that I landed this one on my 4 year anniversary on Cointalk. Many of you are...
[ATTACH] Believe it or not that is supposed to be Vespasian. [ATTACH] When I saw this become available I jumped at the chance to own it. It...
Several nice and scarce Flavian denarii have popped up in the last day or so on Vcoins. the seller was Germania Inferior Numismatics. They are...
I have been keeping on eye out for one of these for some time. Luckily I was checking the unsold lots on Artemide Aste (I do this often and have...
This coin is a group 3 denarius issued in 81 CE. Group 2 denarii are very rare and group 3 are not much more common. While the reverse depicts an...
All 3 of these coins were purchased from Manfred Olding Munzhandlung on MA Shops. I did not have examples of these coins before so these will fill...
I just won this one from Roma today. I bought it because it has a wonderful Vitellian portrait. I have seen other coins of Vespasian with a...
I have been on a ship in the Atlantic ocean for the last 7 days so I have not posted in a little while. I placed an absentee bid on a rare coin of...
It has been a while since I have added any coins to my Galba denarii collection. When I saw this I was struck by the portrait. I love the...
So, a little while back I posted this coin for Titus with the Iovis Custos reverse. I knew that the same type was issued for Vespasian. What is...
Whenever I have the chance to grab an 'O' mint denarius I will. I only had one in my collection and this one makes 2. Some speculate that the 'O'...
A Few Themes in the Coinage of Galba In his paper “The Propaganda of Accession of the Roman Emperor Galba” Ferguson (2014) discusses a number...
Just received this today. I immediately cut a lemon in half and brushed on some lemon juice. I stopped before taking off any of the beautiful...
While not as rare as left facing Domitian denarii, some left facing portraits of Titus are very scarce indeed. This coin is a case in point. This...
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