Sorry I came to this thread late, but Barry nailed it. It makes no sense why an official 'gift shop' would lie like that. It sounds more like a...
Wow. What an iconic Vitellian type! A forerunner to the Vespasian dynastic denarius struck a year later. [ATTACH] Congrats!
I regret not going after this unique Vespasian denarius earlier this month. A victim of a busy weekend and other targets in my sites. [ATTACH]...
Agreed. I hate it when coins are made into jewellery, but in this case it is a fait accompli. Leave it as is, or risk further damage freeing it.
An awesome coin that seems fated to be yours. Congrats!
Great coin and nice to see you here!
Unfortunately(?) mythological. [ATTACH] https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/public/axe-wielding-amazons/
Some of the finest coin portraits of Vespasian are found on his sestertii. The Rome and Lugdunum mints had been firing on all cylinders from Nero...
This is probably my best 'musical instrument' coin. [ATTACH] Domitian AR Drachm, 3.22g Rome mint (for Lycia), 95 AD RPC 1503 (2 spec.). Obv: AYT...
Specialists can stray once in a while, especially for lovely things like that. Congrats!
It's such a great feeling to be able to add such a coveted rarity. Congrats my friend!
It looks like you had a very productive year! Of course my favourite is the Domitian tet, interesting story behind it too.
A few years ago I missed out on this Domitian rarity on eBay. I was out bid by a fellow Flavian collector. I am still not over it. [IMG] [ATTACH]
That cleaned up rather nicely. Good job!
I have thought about doing a website at some point. But for now, all my coins and the research is in my Forvm gallery until a more suitable venue...
I can only hope that my envelopes stay with my coins in the future. A lot of research has gone into getting the correct attributions and...
Vespasian's are not as common as you would think. I have only one. [ATTACH] Vespasian RIC Unknown - Obverse Brockage AR Denarius, 2.92g Rome...
That's an excellent bargain! Congrats Andrew.
I think we can agree it is much more preferable to have a worn F or VF than a smoothed or tooled EF. Honest wear is welcomed in my collection.
It's verdigris, the same as can be seen around some of the legend and devices.
Separate names with a comma.
