Wasn't it just last night we were discussing another Augustus bull denarius? At any rate, nice pick-up!
Superb!
I look at it this way, when you share a coin here on CT it's like putting it in a knowledge bank. I don't know how many times I've googled...
I'm in the suburbs, but thieves are quite mobile! The treat of fire or 'acts of God' are concerns as well. Plus, I like the peace of mind of the...
That's got to be tough. Being separated from that Domitian serpent diobol would indeed be quite painful.
I try to go every couple of weeks, but a recent promotion, the training involved with it, and a new work location has wrecked havoc with my...
It has been nearly 3 months since I last visited my safe deposit box ... admittedly, an unusually long amount of time between visits! I could put...
What a beautiful coin!
No apologies necessary. I learn much more when threads 'drift'.
Interesting to note that our coins come from the same mint, struck at the same time, but yet the wreaths are artistically quite different!
I wonder if by Vespasian's day the physical corona civica was constructed of actual oak leaves? If so, based on the photo of the bust of Vespasian...
Thanks everyone for sharing your wreath coins! It seems it was a primarily a first century type, I would be curious to know how prevalent it was...
Fantastic presentation and some lovely coins! It's a shame that ancient coin collecting doesn't have a larger footprint on Youtube. Your video...
In the recent Leu Web Auction I was very pleased to have landed a fairly rare sestertius struck for Vespasian in 71. Researching the meaning of...
Very nice acquisition Andrew! I see it still has a lot of 'greenies'. Don't let the commonness of a coin be a reason to pass it over. Some of my...
Yes, 'rough and tumble' ... but with a lot of appeal. I wish I could precisely attribute them for you.
Facts and truth are the custodians.
There has been a resurgence of disdain for academics and specialists recently in the American culture. You can see it from climate deniers, to the...
If it is a mint error, of course! I find them interesting. But someone's mistake on a slab, no way! That isn't what I would call an 'error' coin....
Nicely done for the half way point! My favourite is the Tiberius in quadriga ... and of the Flavians the Vitellian-like Vespasian denarius.
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