I was really thrilled to have recently acquired this very rare tiny bronze struck for Domitian at Alexandria. [ATTACH] Domitian Æ Dichalkon,...
Landslide.
Left facing portrait busts for Titus Caesar in this issue are mythically rare (as the Venus type demonstrates). I have an example of the quadriga...
Of course, typos are another speciality of mine.
Yes, I do collect all things Flavian, but I also try to focus on certain niches within that broad and diverse coinage - one of which are the...
A nice chunky 34mm.
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As a fan of architectural types I just had to share this here. Utterly astounding! [MEDIA]
I really love coins like this. A nice big 1st Century bronze with no tooling or smoothing, a bit worn but decently priced. It's a treat in hand....
I can't tell from such bloody awful images (intentional?) if that coin is genuine or not. Why risk it for such a common type? Here's one decently...
The OP piece is a modern forgery.
Recently, I was quite happy to win this Augustus restoration As struck by Domitian. It came fairly cheap too. [ATTACH]Divus Augustus, Restored...
Flavian Alexandrian tetradrachms have a silver fineness of around 30%. In hand they certainly appear more 'silvery' than the drachms. Apparently,...
Thank you. It's one of the best things I have done for my collection!
A truly overlooked denomination. Well done!
I have to say I love big bronzes. My latest coin is a hefty drachm struck for Vespasian at Alexandria. The medallion like character of these...
You can be excused from not being aware of it, they are quite rare!
The Jewish War was a gift that kept on giving for the Flavian dynasty. This rare Judaea Capta semis was struck a decade after the fall of...
Unfortunately, it is a well known modern forgery.
Interesting indeed, but I have to respectfully disagree with Mr. Hazelton's theory ... there are far too many 'perhaps' and 'maybes' for my...
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