Fantastic addition! Unfortunately, besides a handful of Flavian collectors, everyone else will wonder what all the fuss is about!
I normally have Peter Ustinov's Nero in mind whenever I think of how he looked. [ATTACH]
Fantastic coin and nice write-up!
Green deposits, or 'greenies', on silver denarii are not all that uncommon. I usually leave them alone.
This type was also struck with the tensa facing the other direction. [ATTACH]Divus Vespasian AR Denarius, 3.08g Rome mint, 79-80 AD (Titus) RIC...
And the less common variant with large shield and crossed capricorns. [ATTACH]Divus Vespasian AR Denarius, 3.26g Rome mint, 79-80 AD (Titus) RIC...
My latest coin arrived not without a little drama! I got a notification that it had been delivered while I was out running errands, however, when...
I certainly wouldn't turn it away! Lovely indeed.
That type from group 1 is fairly rare, it took me a while to obtain one. Glad to see you did!
Glad you got one! Indeed quite rare.
And further evidence of the Republican values sham - Vespasian dated the start of his reign on 1 July 69 when the legions in Alexandria declared...
I really like that coin.
Joe Sermarini's post probably has the most practical advise about bronze disease out there. Unfortunately it is rarely heeded.
Vespasian assumed his second consulship on 1 January 70, presumably while he was still in Alexandria. He did not arrive in Rome until October of 70.
Awesome coin! Sadly no, the Addenda is not published. Until it is, here is the listing for RIC 253. [ATTACH]
Is that your coin?? It's actually RIC 253 - the frequency rating is R3 (unique) in the catalogue, but the Addenda now records it as R2 (very few...
I gathered a lot of info researching this coin, but had to do some judicious pruning for fear of a meandering post. Pliny discusses a method...
Vespasian was COS I in 51, under Claudius. He became COS II in 70.
I have always wanted one of these coins. 'No self-respecting Flavian collector should be without one', or so I told myself. It can be very...
FWIW, the coin has an above average portrait for the issue. That is well worth it.
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