I purchased this 'Judaea Capta' just after I posted the poll. The one in the poll is a slightly different type and in a more worn state. The...
Perhaps they may have took into consideration the minor marks on the coin's edge in a couple of spots. If not, I honestly don't know where that...
Her pious 19th century evangelical zeal is quite apparent, but fairly engaging. Thanks for the link!
34mm. A very hefty piece in hand!
Ambition sighed: she found it vain to trust The faithless column and the crumbling bust; Huge moles, whose shadow stretched from shore to shore,...
Beautifully presented!
Lovely coin @Ancient Aussie ... and thank you for sharing the pictures!
Fantastic coin and excellent write-up @Curtisimo!
Quite fitting to show a coin that symbolises the relative calm before the storm. It does makes a nice narrative beginning to the series.
And no smoothing and/or tooling. Which is a rarity with Judaea Capta bronze!
Andrew, I'm glad these went to a home where they will be cared for and appreciated. And to illustrate that point. [ATTACH]Domitian AR Denarius,...
I was quite thrilled to have won this coin in the last CNG eAuction. It surprisingly went much cheaper than I thought a 'Judaea Capta' type should...
A great video by Kevin Butcher. [MEDIA]
:angelic: I believe these are numismatic representations of cult images. Of course, some were more favoured than others. To see just how far...
A very beautiful piece! It's quite refreshing to see a non-Domitian Minerva.
I'm quite surprised that the 'Germania Capta' denarius is the runaway winner. I think it a fantastic coin, but personally, the Vespasian...
Yeah, I love that coin too. For many years it was one of my personal 'white whales'. Thank you for coming up with such a great thread idea!
I think we have a clear leader so far!
I really liked @zumbly's idea of 10 favourite coins put to a vote. This was a tough choice, but I think these are 10 I can never part with. 1....
I agree. My left portrait preference for this issue may be due to this one engraver's handiwork.
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