A wonderful addition Andrew! The two coins make a nice pair.
LOL! Well, I am indeed concentrating on imperial for the present. But your Alexandrian Domitian is one of my favourite coins that's ever been...
Agreed. That's one added advantage of these old provenanced coins collected before the smoothing and tooling craze.
Sometimes a coin calls to you and it is futile to resist. Although at the time I was not looking for a Domitian as Caesar sestertius, when I saw...
Substitute the word 'paranoia' with critical thinking and I would agree with the above statement.
All my coins are stored in a large safe deposit box at my bank, except for new purchases and those I'm currently researching. It's not an ideal...
I wasn't going to wade into this thread because it is too negative for my tastes, but I agree with everything you wrote and the above statement is...
Oh, I agree. They were both accidental drops from half and inch or so above the table top.
Nah, you'll want to stay away from them Andrew ... they're too risky. :angelic:
I wholeheartedly agree! And I love the billowing capes behind Titus and Domitian. It must have took the engraver a lot of time to render them!
The first coin I shamefully did not do any homework on because of the old provenance. I wrongly assumed that the pedigree and the expert auction...
A few weeks ago I purchased a rare provenanced Vespasian sestertius. It was a personal 'dream coin' of mine....
Congratulations! Here is a Flavian Victoria in silver. [ATTACH]Vespasian AR Quinarius, 1.41g Rome mint, 75(?) AD RIC 793 (R). BMC 288 var. RSC...
Actually I have two. This unique goatherd type was struck for both Vespasian and Titus Caesar. [ATTACH] Vespasian AR Denarius, 3.19g Rome...
No doubt they are internal control marks of some kind, but for what purpose is a mystery. A clue perhaps: certain mint marks are paired with...
There are die links with all the various mintmarks with each other, indicating one mint for the whole series. Since one of the mintmarks is EPHE,...
I love that reverse!
Looks like the same engraver worked on this one and the OP coin.
Thanks everyone for the kind comments! I have several more Reusing coins to share in the coming days - one particular piece with a bust that I...
How about putting it like this - a common coin with an uncommon portrait! I do like the early style portraits that depict Vespasian with a full...
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