It's always a great feeling to finally acquire a long coveted type. Congrats @Mat!
Easily it's the best edition of the work currently available in English. The copious footnotes by Martin Goodman makes it a pleasure to read.
A rare issue of Judaea Capta asses were struck during Vespasian's great bronze issue of 71. Recently, I was lucky enough to acquire one....
I was attracted to my latest coin by both the patina and the crisp style. Admittedly, I had a concern about the patina being genuine (it's not...
More recent scholarship ties the pulvinar series to the religious ceremonies for the opening games of the Colosseum. Which may explain why the...
What an incredible coin with a fascinating story behind it! And how can you not love a numismatic mystery?
High praise indeed!
And finally, here is the last denarius from this small 'hoard'. [ATTACH] Domitian AR Denarius, 3.19g Rome mint, 81 AD Obv: IMP CAES DOMITIANVS...
Coin #2 from the small hoard. Another first year Domitian denarius. [ATTACH] Domitian AR Denarius, 2.82g Rome Mint, 81 AD Obv: IMP CAES DIVI...
As I've mentioned before, specialists have to take what they can get when it comes to rarities. I recently purchased a small batch (hoard?) of...
A transitional oddball portrait of Vespasian. [ATTACH] Many of these Fortuna reverses have transitional portraits.
Thanks @Deacon Ray! Recently I've been reading my Hendin and The Jewish War, so it seemed like an appropriate time to beef up my Captas.
Fine style indeed! And in better condition than my example. Of note, the type is fairly rare with a left facing portrait. RIC 47 (R). BMC 28....
Indeed! Thank you for pointing it out. I really should have mentioned how much rarer this IVD CAP type is in comparison with the more familiar...
When there are a different number of poppies sticking out of a modius. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] All are technically RIC 980. Flyspecking at...
Recently, I was able to obtain a budget example of a coin that has been on by 'grail' list for quite some time. Although it's worn - there is no...
Glad you got that one @Mat! A very nice example.
It's the 15th imperial acclamation that makes this an extremely rare variant. Very few denarii record it.
Specialists cannot be too picky about the coins they collect. When it comes to rarities you take what you can get. I recently came across this...
Flavian portraits were broadly veristic until Domitian's coinage reform in 82. After that point the portraiture became more idealised, perhaps...
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