Curiously, I've seen other specimens with this obverse die struck on oversized flans too!
Acquiring a coin of Vespasian the Younger, Domitian's chosen adopted heir, has been a dream of mine for many years. A Flavian Grail coin if ever...
Thanks Donna! Actually, the reverses are identical, it's just my denarius is a bit worn and doesn't show the design as well.
Fantastic coin Donna! A real treasure. It's a most unusual reverse type which I believe somehow ties in with the 'Eastern' bronzes dated COS V...
On this cold wintry evening, I unboxed this Vespasian Alexandrian diobol featuring the Egyptian goddess Isis. A good night to stay inside coining....
Thank you everyone who took the time to view my list! In a few days I'll post my top 5 runner ups.
New Years Eve will be a quiet evening at home here at Flavian Fanatic headquarters. A perfect time to unboxed my final coin of 2021, a not too...
I knew you'd appreciate the Alexandrian Lighthouse hemidrachm! It's been one of my dream coins for many years!
If for nothing else, 2021 will personally be remembered as a great coin year. Some of my absolute favourite pieces in my collection were acquired...
The glorification of Nazi history via coins (or user names, IMHO) is very offensive. I believe that is what @Volodya is referring to.
#6, #2, and #1 are my favourites.
I'm planning a trip there this coming September ... hopefully 2022 will be better for international travel than 2020 or 2021! Fingers crossed!
Fantastic list as always Andrew! You know you have a rare Domitian denarius if I'm missing one in my collection! Your #1 is of course mine too....
I got into Roman history as a kid by excitingly reading about the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius. When I started collecting coins of the Roman...
This one arrived just prior to the holiday...admittedly not a Christmassy themed coin, but from the same part of the world where the Nativity was...
Sometimes coins can change our ideas and perceptions about the past. This deceptively unassuming provincial bronze is one such piece which...
Fantastic as always! The Medusa aureus is probably my favourite...but ask me tomorrow and it may change! Superb list.
It is, struck as Caesar under Titus. The type didn't make the jump to him as Augustus.
Oh, I don't! But I can understand why some folks would say "Not another Domitian!". At least it isn't a Minerva reverse! ;)
Either RIC 726 (COS XV) or RIC 732 (COS XVI). Hard to tell with the consular date off flan or unreadable, but I'm leaning toward RIC 732.
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