Thanks everyone for the nice comments and posting the splendid coins!
Nice addition Andrew. I would like to own a coin from this important work. For reference, here is the entry for your coin in the Butcher and...
When this little beauty was listed on Vcoins last week I snapped it up right away. I love the idea of collecting coins of famous Romans without...
Here's a nice Ephesian 3 for 1. [ATTACH]
Pretty much, spread by anti-Domitianic writers after Domitian's assassination.
Variants are almost seemingly endless when it comes to Flavian bronzes. Seeking out rarities is fairly easy, affordable, and quite fun. This...
Great coin! And I agree with @Valentinian ... crack it out! You will appreciate the beauty even more.
This is a great question. In hand the coin doesn't 'feel' right. What I mean by that is it is light and the fabric is way off. The patina is a...
Mine wasn't expensive and I wanted to keep it for my black cabinet. It was a small price to pay for a valuable lesson ... plus I prevented the...
Hershey will get mine. [ATTACH]
Back in August 2018 I unknowingly purchased an inexpensive (under $50) fake Vespasian dupondius on eBay. As soon as the coin was in hand I knew I...
Recently I was very pleased to add my first coin from Berytus, a Titus Caesar 'founder' type. [ATTACH] Titus as Caesar [Vespasian] Æ24, 14.20g...
Sagan has been one of my idols since I was 11 or 12. I owe my critical thinking skills to him. I would've loved to have had cider and cookies...
The denarius in question has been conclusively shown by Richard Abdy of the BM to read IMP XIIII not IMP XV as alleged. This places it before...
But gosh, it has a neat little numismatic story behind it too. [ATTACH] Domitian as Caesar [Vespasian] Æ Assarion, 5.41g Koinon of Bithynia,...
How about one from the same series, but of Titus Caesar? [ATTACH] Titus as Caesar [Vespasian] Æ As, 9.35g Lyon mint, 77-78 AD RIC 1268 (C2). BMC...
The dremeled wrinkles on Vespasian's forehead and chin are the coup de grâce.
One of the benefits of collecting Roman provincial coinage is the travelogue-like nature of the research. My latest stop in this numismatic...
That was my original point!
I hadn't realised an opinion or a personal preference expressed on CT warranted such rigorous scrutiny.
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