My latest coin arrived not without a little drama! I got a notification that it had been delivered while I was out running errands, however, when...
I have always wanted one of these coins. 'No self-respecting Flavian collector should be without one', or so I told myself. It can be very...
I placed a bid for this coin on a whim. The bidding started at € 25, surprisingly I won it for € 30. It has all the hallmarks of a coin struck...
Last year I acquired a Vespasian dupondius from a fascinating issue that ended up on my year end Top Ten List....
When I made the decision last summer to collect Flavian bronze after years of collecting exclusively silver, this Domitian Secular Games as was...
I really am a huge fan of the Lugdunum (Lyon) mint under Vespasian. So, I was quite thrilled to have recently received this beauty featuring a...
I recently posted a thread about my new Titus Pax sestertius https://www.cointalk.com/threads/fine-style-can-overcome-almost-anything.331405/...
Many months ago when I first laid eyes on this coin in Vcoins I fell in love and placed it as the number one coin on my personal want list. One...
The postman recently delivered another great coin! [ATTACH] Domitian as Caesar Æ As, 10.65g Rome mint, 76 AD (Vespasian) RIC 932 (C). BMC - ....
Many thanks to @Ken Dorney for this superb Titus sestertius! Not only is it a beauty in hand, it also comes with an intriguing numismatic puzzle....
My latest addition is a nice illustration of why it is important to have a coin in hand when there is a tricky attribution afoot. [ATTACH] Titus...
Wow, what an incredible year many of you folks have had! Great coins and a great place to share them, what more can you ask for? Regarding my...
The emperor Titus was born on this day in 39 AD. Let's celebrate by posting some of his coins. Here's a denarius with one of my favourite...
Unabashedly, it was the portrait that attracted me to this sestertius struck for Domitian in 81. I can forgive the wear. The style is somewhat...
Nothing overtly spectacularly new this week - just an average, ordinary Vespasian middle bronze. [ATTACH]Vespasian Æ As, 10.55g Rome mint, 71 AD...
In the 1981 miniseries Masada there is a fictitious meeting between the Roman legate Flavius Silva (Peter O'Toole) and the Jewish rebel leader...
Coming across any coins from Domitian's massive Minerva denarius series that are unusual can be very exciting. My latest addition is happily one...
Some of the finest coin portraits of Vespasian are found on his sestertii. The Rome and Lugdunum mints had been firing on all cylinders from Nero...
Every once in a while I come across a coin I just have to have. The strong portrait and beautiful dark chocolate patina of my latest acquisition...
Last week I posted a bargain that lacked beauty. This week I would like to share a recent acquisition that is I believe both a bargain and a...
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