I came across this fairly rare Domitian as Caesar dupondius a couple of weeks ago and couldn't resist it. Despite the wear it has fantastic eye...
I just added a second Titus Spes within a month. She was a very popular reverse type with the Flavians, likely owing to the their dynastic...
My most recent coin arrived in one of those hard plastic saflips(?). The flip itself was cracked at the seams and it was most difficult removing...
... or in this case prow. [ATTACH]Vespasian Æ As, 9.99g Lyon mint, 71 AD Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIAN AVG COS III; Head of Vespasian, r.; globe at...
In a recent thread @Numisnewbiest posted an As of Vespasian he was having trouble attributing....
This neat denarius surprisingly arrived today! [ATTACH]Domitian AR Denarius, 3.05g Rome mint, 83 AD Obv: IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG P M; Head of...
My latest arrival has a poignant reverse for an emperor gone before his time. Salus was a popular coin type for the Flavians. Was it struck for...
I've always wanted one of these Divus Vespasian elephant quadriga sestertii, but they are prohibitively expensive. Luckily, I recently came across...
I'm subscribed to the historian Guy de la Bedoyere's Youtube channel and noticed he has recently posted a couple of videos about Roman coins....
Amidst the barrage of martial coin types struck by the Flavians an oddly serene and peaceful one reoccurs quite frequently. [ATTACH] Titus as...
Although this dupondius has considerable wear, I find it quite attractive. One can almost argue that its worn state gives the piece 'character'....
I don't know why it took me so long to acquire an example of this most interesting type - a bronze coin celebrating the Roman victory in the...
Listed at a fairly cheap price, this is all I had to go by. A bad picture and a wrongly attributed slab. [ATTACH] It's actually a dupondius...
Lately it seems I'm picking up more and more coins that are slabbed. I'm not looking for them, they just seem more abundant than before. So, I've...
Maybe some of you eagle-eyed CTers can see what is so special about this denarius struck for Domitian in 95-96 AD? [ATTACH]
A few years ago I compiled a want list of Flavian denarii I needed for my collection, most of which are super rare and hard to come by in trade....
I'm very happy to have recently acquired this Domitian 'Capta' dupondius. [ATTACH] Domitian Æ Dupondius, 13.50g Rome mint, 85 AD Obv: IMP CAES...
I couldn't resist picking up this rather handsome coin. Nice honest wear, good eye appeal, and best of all it was cheap! Now, who could argue with...
Over a week ago I posted my Top Ten Favourites Poll. The 'Germania Capta' denarius handily got the most votes. However, since that poll was...
Ambition sighed: she found it vain to trust The faithless column and the crumbling bust; Huge moles, whose shadow stretched from shore to shore,...
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