It is an undated issue. All of your points were addressed in my original post.
Excellent additions Jay! The sestertius is lovely indeed.
Agreed. This one took me on a long strange trip. I could have wrote paragraphs about everything from historical earthquake frequency in Asia Minor...
It isn't super rare, currently both Forvm and CNG have examples up for grabs.
Thankfully even a minor tremor like that would be unusual for my city!
Sometimes a coin can take you down all kinds of research rabbit holes. This is one such coin. [ATTACH]Vespasian Æ25, 9.00g Apamea, Phrygia mint,...
What a great reverse type. Congrats!
Ah, the kind of reverse that lets your pareidolia run wild! [ATTACH]
From one obsessive to another, congrats!
With some issues the ties can help with attributing pieces to the correct mint, but to be honest, I haven't used this method for Flavian coins.
It helps if you can find a die match - it certainly helped me with the Vesta since I already had two coins from Antioch with that obverse die. But...
At first glance, this Vespasian denarius with the common Vesta reverse doesn't seem all that special. Don't read the attribution info just yet if...
I have a matching Vespasian. [ATTACH]Vespasian AR Didrachm, 5.67g Rome mint (for Cappadocia), 76-77 AD RPC 1642 (8 spec.). Obv: AYTOKPA KAICAP...
Since Halloween is almost upon us, I thought it would be appropriate to post our spooky coins. Just to set the mood. [MEDIA] Zombie Vespasian....
Wonderful coin @Roman Collector! My little panther approves. [ATTACH]
Folks who peddle in pseudoarchaeology love to use Roman coins found in weird places as evidence for their strange theories, especially coins found...
I would much rather have a painted number than a coin 'improved' by smoothing or tooling. Nice addition @dougsmit.
Agreed. This Forbes article I linked in my first post is a good reply to the 'so what?' camp. Plus, Beard is a bit behind on the coin evidence.
Congrats Andrew, that is a terrific bargain!
Classicists Mary Beard, author of Pompeii (2008), weighs in on the 'new' dating of the eruption. https://www.the-tls.co.uk/when-did-vesuvius-erupt/
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