How about a IVDEA DEVICTA of VESPASIAN? [ATTACH]
I like that coin @Bing the portrait has some charm to it. You are correct in that RIC 772 is a common coin. However, the next coin in the series...
While my last thread featured a coin that could reasonably called relatively common, this one is an entirely different case. Yes, this coin was...
These do not turn up for sale very often at all. There are several on Acsearch but there are duplicates among those. There is 1 on Forum Ancient...
Thank you @Severus Alexander i do hope they like them. It is not my Area of expertise, but handling 1600 year old Coins is very cool
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Lady_(Shakespeare) Nice to see another English major in the boards. Eng lit was my first degree
One of my favourite sonnets from the Dark lady sonnets. CXXVII In the old age black was not counted fair, Or if it were, it bore not beauty's...
Thanks again for all of the thoughtful and helpful posts. I am not interested in the monetary value of these at all. I was just looking for any...
Wow, thanks everyone for the insights. I appreciate the input.
Hi All, I won a few cheap lots of LRBs a couple of weeks ago and they arrived today. I bought these to use as give aways here on CT and for some...
The coin arrived today and it is very very nice in hand. Here is my photo. The portrait is even better than the Leu photo. [ATTACH]
Really nice. I love the reverse
Excellent coin and a great thread. Here is my Titus Cistophorus. RIC 516 [ATTACH]
Very nice portrait David. Here is one of my young portraits for Domitian. [ATTACH]
Excellent David. Here is one of my favourite portraits of Vespasian. [ATTACH]
Yup, it is a cast and a poor one at that.
Thanks @Finn235 The kind words are appreciated. Thanks also for posting that wonderful Clavdivs Cistophorus. What an amazing coin. The Flavians...
Amazing coins @TIF as usual. As for Rush, Neil Peart used to live in the town I live in now. The song "Lakeside Park" from "Caress of Steel" is...
Thanks Brian. Much appreciated. The diameter is 26mm but the weight is unknown. Probably around 10.5g to 10.75g.
This one is very special. With all of the denarii of Domitian that I have acquired one might think that I should have a few of the impressive...
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