I was quite thrilled to have won this coin in the last CNG eAuction. It surprisingly went much cheaper than I thought a 'Judaea Capta' type should...
I really liked @zumbly's idea of 10 favourite coins put to a vote. This was a tough choice, but I think these are 10 I can never part with. 1....
I'm a sucker for these left facing portraits of Titus as Augustus, they tend to be in better style than the right facing ones. My latest addition...
I'm quite excited to have recently acquired this extremely rare Titus As, perhaps struck while the dust was still settling from the Vesuvian...
Every once in a while one of these special Flavian coins shows up in trade ... I was lucky enough to pick up this rarity before anyone else...
Some of us when working and playing with our collections live in a world of alphabetical acronyms - RIC, BMC, RSC, BNC, RPC, SNG, etc ... others...
Moneta is one of the most common types seen on Domitian's coinage for a very good reason. My latest arrival gives me an opportunity to explain...
Another coin I couldn't pass up because of its rich history. [ATTACH]Titus as Caesar Æ As, 10.08g Rome mint, 73 AD (Vespasian) RIC 635 (R). BMC...
I'm a sucker for the middle bronze struck by Titus as Augustus. When I recently came across this attractive piece all resistance was futile....
Honestly, I purchased this very common sestertius because of the superb veristic portrait. I'm a sucker for this type of coin with 'honest' wear....
My latest arrival is not a beauty, nor a rarity. It's just an average, ordinary middle bronze struck by a dynasty striving to promote the...
Imagine the heart sinking feeling I felt when I went to pick-up my latest coin purchase at my PO box and saw this - [ATTACH] Luckily the coin...
I make it a habit of only citing references I physically own. Up until today, my go to Flavian catalogues were RIC II.1, BMCRE II, RPC II and RSC...
I thought it would worthwhile to take a moment to spotlight a book that has been a faithful companion to me on my collecting journey - Coins of...
The Mt. Argaeus reverse is one of my very favourite provincial types. As soon as I saw this didrachm listed I couldn't resist it....
My latest addition is another 'grail coin'. I don't know why it took so long for me to acquire this iconic Flavian type! [ATTACH] Domitian Æ...
Sometimes upon receiving a coin I'm quite surprised how unexpectedly beautiful it is in hand. My latest addition is one such piece....
Vespasian's Ephesian series is one of my favourite silver issues of his reign. The use of mintmarks, or in this case the lack of a mintmark, makes...
I love acquiring coins with neat little numismatic mysteries. My latest Domitian dupondius comes with just such a mystery and had me researching...
This Domitian dupondius interests me for several reasons. Yes, it's rare (that's not the interesting part) and it's also from a mystery mint (of...
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