Holy cow I was thrilled when this one arrived in the mail last week! A supremely rare Vespasian denarius which has been on my personal want list...
This drachm isn't in the best condition, but I'm very pleased to have acquired it. They don't come up very often in trade. [ATTACH] Vespasian AR...
Slowly but surely I'm crossing coins off my Bucket List. This Titus cistophorus is the most recent one. These do not show up frequently in trade,...
Perusing Vcoins this morning I came across this interesting piece....
My latest arrival is a rare Domitian 'PONT' denarius. [ATTACH]Domitian AR Denarius, 3.17g Rome mint, 81 AD RIC 40 (R2), BMC -, RSC - Obv: IMP...
A recent acquisition I'm just now getting around to playing with. [ATTACH]Titus AR Quinarius, 1.55g Rome mint, 79-80 AD RIC 91 (C), BMC 108, RSC...
Being on holiday for the past week has not allowed me ample time to do much coining. I've had this beauty for over a week and just today removed...
I can't stop buying these. [ATTACH]Vespasian AR Denarius, 3.34g Rome mint, 76 AD RIC 848 (C), BMC 184, RSC 120 Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG;...
Flavian tetradrachms from Cyprus are fairly scarce. So, I was quite thrilled to have won this coin recently at auction. [ATTACH]Vespasian AR...
A recent acquisition has one of my absolute favourite provincial reverse types - a Volcano. More specifically, Mt Argaeus (modern Mount Erciyes)...
Alexandria in that fateful summer during the Year of the Four Emperors struck a rare tetradrachm which basically announced Vespasian's intention...
The Rome mint struck an eagle with base type for both Vespasian and Titus Caesar. The type comes in two variants, one with the eagle clutching a...
The Titus denarius type of a seat with triangular frame was struck in three different variants: RIC 124a with 5 palmettes on the frame, RIC 124b...
Every once in a while I come across a coin that can be appreciated not only for its rarity, but also for its beauty. [ATTACH]Vespasian AR...
Inspired by @Gavin Richardson's review in the Commodus Netflix thread, I thought it would be fun to post a movie you like and a related coin. My...
Recently I was able to acquire a fairly rare Domitian denarius struck in the first few months of his reign. Before landing in my PO box, it...
I purchased my latest coin because it has a minor variant I find pretty interesting. It goes without saying this variant is mostly unnoticed by...
Once in a while a truly spectacular coin comes around - I was lucky enough to come across this one last week. Easily it will make my 'Top Ten of...
Doug in another thread warned others not to buy coins struck on a Friday afternoon. It got me wondering what I would consider my worst looking...
Last week I came across what appeared to be an extremely rare Domitian denarius on eBay. The picture wasn't exactly clear enough for me to make a...
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