I recently acquired these two coins during the holidays and thought it appropriate they should be posted together. One is rare the other isn't....
2020 will be a year most of us will bid a happy good riddance to. Thankfully we have this wonderful hobby to get us through such trying times, and...
I really do like Flavian quadrantes. The variety of the designs are endlessly quite fascinating. Plus, they tend to fly under the radar and can be...
As 2020 thankfully draws to a close the last few coins of the year are trickling in. This early Domitian as Caesar bronze comes with a neat little...
This coin arrived in the (Saint) Nick of time for Christmas. Sold by a coin shop that specialises in US coinage, it was misattributed as Vespasian...
Despite the extremely slow delivery of USPS packages, this little rarity made it through from Europe. [ATTACH] Vespasian AR Denarius, 3.01g...
USPS domestic mail has been agonisingly slow over the last week or so. But this neat little rarity made it through the postal gauntlet today!...
Beggars (and specialists) can't be choosers when tracking down obscure rarities - you take what you can get. And that is exactly the case with my...
Occasionally during the Flavian era, branch imperial mints would repeat reverse designs originally struck at Rome. Normally, these issues would be...
There is no doubt that Minerva took pride and place among all the deities with Domitian. His coinage is chock full of her image on all...
I purchased this As struck for Titus Caesar primarily because it's rare and I was missing it from my collection. But once the piece arrived I...
Our very own @PeteB had this fetching Domitian as Caesar sestertius listed in his webstore and I couldn't resist! [ATTACH] Domitian as Caesar...
This slightly rough Vespasian as cost about as much as one meal at a decent restaurant. It's also a very rare variant missing from most of the...
I've always found this Domitian reverse type intriguing. Annona seated in front of a child, with a grain ship in the background - it reeks of...
When one thinks of Domitian's Germania Capta series grand sestertii with masterful reverses and beautifully struck denarii come to mind. My latest...
This was a no-brainer purchase. As soon as I saw the remarkable portrait, combined with the extreme rarity of the piece, I didn't hesitate!...
The bronze coinage struck by the Flavian dynasty was quite massive. Many different types and variants were struck at various imperial and...
I wanted this latest coin for two reasons: First - it is a neat architectural type. Secondly - I really like the beautiful emerald green patina....
My latest addition is admittedly not the prettiest coin. It's worn and has a few surface issues. But I can forgive all because of the interesting...
This is one of the few reverse types that doesn't explicitly advertise itself as a 'Judaea Capta' but I believe can be categorised as such....
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