I have the coin in hand and have no such reservations. The style is correct for the issue. Also, the presence of flow lines indicate it is struck...
Such a shame you had to let that one go. The beauty is enough to make one weep.
I recently stumbled across this coin quite by accident, courtesy of Mr. Google. As soon as I saw the fantastic portrait I knew I had to 'add to...
Your coin is indeed from Ephesus, or at least the same Eastern mint that produced the whole series. Older scholarship attributed the different...
Andrew, those are both lovely coins. The worn RIC 1400 on the left is my favourite - it's rarer and in better style than the other coin. Proof...
Domitian's middle bronzes are quite affordable and can be easily found in trade. Aesthetically they are quite pleasing, especially the dupondii....
A hoard of Colosseum sestertii? One can dream ...
Very nice Andrew! And a great coin to boot! I have a few 'plate coins', this is one of my favourites. The RIC 49 plate coin. [ATTACH] Vespasian...
The Carradice book is terrifyingly expensive, however there is a paper he published called 'Coin Types and Roman History: The Example of...
Caroline Lawrence's The Roman Mysteries series of children's books set during the reign of Titus are a blast to read. Despite being aimed at a YA...
The best is I. Carradice's 1983 monograph Coinage and Finances in the Reign of Domitian. It goes into details that RIC does not allow room for....
I was attracted to this worn Titus Caesar As because of the affordable price ... and because it's fairly rare. It was overlooked by more...
I was attracted to this common coin because of the portly Titus on the obverse. The engraver portrays the young Titus Caesar as going through a...
This is something everyone should be aware of. Many large bronzes in trade today have been smoothed and normally this is not commented upon.
For a bit of disclosure concerning the 'impeccable' provenance - it is Ex E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection. Apparently she was fine with smoothing.
While doing my normal round of internet browsing today I came across a bronze 'white whale' with an impeccable provenance that I would really...
Style-wise it's an upgrade too. Congrats!
The ravages of two millennia.
Die match links between various obverses and mintmarked reverses show that one mint is responsible for the series, most likely Ephesus. Here is...
Oh, that is a superb example of a very rare Ephesian no mintmark first issue denarius (and yes, I agree it is a no mintmark issue)! Mine is not...
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