I suppose a tiny bit of cleaning wouldn't hurt, but why risk it? IMHO, it looks just fine as is.
Sometimes a coin comes along that despite the wear still has a lot of eye appeal. IMHO, my latest addition is one such coin. [ATTACH]Titus as...
You got that for a steal! And both dies are different. Nice pick-up!
I don't know, I think there is something traditionally antiquarian about this method which fits the aesthetic of ancient coin collecting. [ATTACH]
Provincials are a major part of the rich tapestry of Roman currency. Missing out on them is to not fully understand the Roman coinage system....
Thanks for the updating us. I'm sorry you never got your coins. An interesting bit of info the helpful lady at USPS Consumer Affairs related to...
Congrats on your latest Domitian additions! Regarding the TR P VI reading, I believe the 'I' is at the tip of the bust. Apparently the engraver...
That's terrible! Did they give any indication of what happened to it and why?
A most informative write-up. Thank you for posting it!
Great set of Flavians! The Vespasian is iconic, the Titus commemorates the opening games of the Colosseum (or the eruption of Mt Vesuvius,...
A Flavian Mt. Argaeus from Rome. [ATTACH]Vespasian AR Drachm, 3.04g Rome mint (for Cappadocia), 73-74 AD RPC 1636 (6 spec.). Obv: AYTOKPA KAICAP...
My parents bought me a copy of Robert Grave's translation of the Twelve Caesars the summer I turned 14. If they knew what was in that book I doubt...
This Titus Caesar Judaea Capta along with most of the other Captas I have are all pretty fairly common coins. It's a case of high demand = high price!
This is my first example. And about time I got one!
I'm really happy to have recently acquired this Titus Caesar Judaea Capta as. A decent example with a rich dark patina. Unfortunately the reverse...
I'm a Flavian specialist and my digital black cabinet is Flavian focused. No doubt there are forgeries I've missed over the past 16 years, I'm...
When I had a package last month go 'dark' at ISC Chicago for several weeks I called my local USPS Consumer Affairs office. I spoke with a very...
No doubt there are many forgeries of the reverse type out there, but I have none in my extensive digital black cabinet for this particular RIC...
@Roman Collector is correct, with rarities you cannot be too choosy about condition. Congrats on your win Andrew!
Agreed. Hopefully it's just a scan in error and it will pop back into tracking.
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