Classic portrait and reverse type. What a great find!
I was about to type the same thing! Many of my friends are in their 20s or 30s and fully appreciate ancient history ... of course we are a nerdy...
These appear to be from the same engraver. [ATTACH]Domitian AR Denarius, 3.06g Rome mint, 86 AD Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P V; Head of...
A very enticing offer ...
Domitian struck the Minerva denarius types for 13 years - many are ho-hum, a few are just sublime. I think this one is the latter. [ATTACH]...
Sometimes you wait for a coin type in vain, other times Fortuna surprises you! This Vespasian Lugdunese denarius is one I've patiently sought out...
Good call. It's an overused tired trope.
Is Registered Mail considered a 'Premium' service?
Oh, that's splendid! Nice tie in.
The Altar of Providence was a reoccurring minor monumental type struck throughout Vespasian's reign. Recently, I was very pleased to land a rare...
I've just listed on eBay a beautiful Hadrian Sestertius. It's outside my collecting focus, so it must find a new home!...
What the hell, I'll show off mine too. [ATTACH]Domitia AR Cistophorus Rome mint (for Asia), 82 AD Obv: DOMITIA AVGVSTA; Bust of Domitia, draped...
All I know is I won a lot from them last week, it was shipped via Fedex a day or so ago and there has been no funny business.
Make no mistake, the Jewish War was no small thing to the Flavian regime! It was the dynasty's calling card which provided the military bona fides...
I won a lot from the last Demos auction and they only charged 15.53 EUR for FedEx shipping.
Victory on prow is a very common Flavian reverse type struck throughout Vespasian and Titus's reigns. Some variants are scarcer than others....
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Beau, your denarius is a Vespasian. A Titus example of the type is extremely rare ... especially since the OP coin is the only known one in existence!
It's not a fourrée. Typical style and strike for the issue. What you are seeing are deposits that were not cleaned off. These hemidrachms were...
I just wanted to provide a quick update regarding the OP coin. I've been in touch with Ian Carradice, co-author of the new Flavian RIC, and he has...
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