Good example of the type! The pellet below the bust is visible on your coin, mine is off flan.
I am sorry to hear that we bid against one another, but glad you got such a wonderful consolation prize!
I have longed to have one of these cistophori of Domitia! They don't come up at auction too often and when they do you have to fight for them!...
This is an important point to consider. I collect the Flavian series of Antiochene tets and the date must be visible. A tet lacking a date can...
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Purchased from a very reputable dealer in France. I wouldn't worry about it.
Every good contest needs spectators, count me in as a spectator. I wish all the contestants good luck!
Not only a desirable type but it also comes with an interesting personal history. What more can you ask for? Congrats!
A most interesting coin! It's almost fitting, considering your study of the series, the type is Moneta.
Great coin! One of my favourite types struck by Trajan.
No, it's fine. Further cleaning will be regretted.
Neat coin and nice write-up. These architectural types are really fascinating!
Seleucis and Pieria is the port and Antioch ad Orontem is the city proper on the river.
Thanks for the heads up @Orfew! I'll look for this at my local Barnes and Noble.
Interesting the AP version sometimes has a poppy. There is a rare Vespasian variant with poppies too, so I am not quite finished with this type!
As a specialist I tend to look for things that other folks would think are not too important. For instance, the number of corn-ears....
Don't forget the standard Judaea Capta denarius struck for Vespasian at Rome. [ATTACH] Vespasian AR Denarius, 3.35g Rome Mint, 69-70 AD RIC 2...
A wonderful demonstration of history from numismatics.
Personally, the most valuable ancient coin I have would be the first one I ever purchased. [ATTACH] Vespasian AR Denarius, 3.40g Rome Mint, 75 AD...
Good acquisition Mat! Nicely centred with a fairly legible legend.
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