Fantastic example!!
This coin was a major bronze milestone for me. Finding an example with no tooling or smoothing, at a reasonable price, and with plenty of eye...
In the 1981 miniseries Masada there is a fictitious meeting between the Roman legate Flavius Silva (Peter O'Toole) and the Jewish rebel leader...
I did this a few years ago for several reasons: it's traditional, safe, economical, space saving, and the coins are easily accessible. Those rigid...
No, Doug's has a faint mint mark in exergue.
Congrats on your win! These Ephesian dynastic types are among my favourites. RIC and myself overlooked the ANS specimen, so yours is the fourth...
Moments? There are far too many. But personally one stands out - the time TIF posted this GIF of my cat Hershey. [ATTACH] One of my favourite...
I don't see anything alarming, but from the photos alone I cannot say for certain if it is genuine or not. For a coin such as this it would be...
Salus even had time for poor Domitian. [ATTACH] Domitian AR Denarius, 3.50g Rome mint, 82-83 AD RIC 145 (R). BMC 54. RSC 412. Obv: IMP CAES...
Nice Vespasian @Clavdivs! You can OD on him here. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=241
To systematically collect Flavian silver and representatively collect Flavian bronze. And finally catch up on my numismatic reading list!
Interesting thread! I got a lot of great book ideas from it (especially the Pasternak book). Currently reading: [ATTACH] A scientific/sceptical...
Of course this should read: 'Minerva adv r., with spear and shield (M1)'. I have no idea why I copied and pasted the wrong Minerva type! Although,...
The line indicates those are numerals and not letters. This type with legend across field is only known for the COS XIIII issue, hence no possible...
Interesting variant! I find it fascinating how the Minerva types evolved over the centuries.
Coming across any coins from Domitian's massive Minerva denarius series that are unusual can be very exciting. My latest addition is happily one...
Oh wow, we're marching at a brisk pace! So, for brevity's sake, here are all three Flavian emperors on one coin. Ephesian edition. [ATTACH]...
I'll pile on with another 'Vitellian' Vespasian. [ATTACH]
Excellent coins! The Salus reverse for Titus is kind of poignant, considering he hadn't much longer to live.
Fantastic example @Mat!
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