I wonder how much of this was engraver's whim? For instance, the cloak on the OP coin - it's very likely the cloak was on the very earliest...
The type itself, regardless of variant, commemorates Domitian's role in the Triumph. I have illustrated all three variants in my first post.
Thanks for the interesting link. It's a good summarisation of modern scholarship concerning the Jewish War and Flavian propaganda - in which the...
Recently, I was able to obtain a very rare Domitian as Caesar denarius. I've been wanting one of these for quite sometime! [ATTACH]Domitian as...
Dots show up from time to time at the end of the obverse legend on the denarii of Titus. Coins with them tend to be a bit rarer than those...
Sorry to hear you won't be getting that neat legionary @Bing. I also never post coins I don't have in hand. I'm not superstitious about anything...
Very nice! I've always liked this design. Congrats!
A consecration issue is on my want list. Very nice!
I am heartened to see the Flavians so well represented!
Quality instead of quantity. That is a superb Alexandrian! Remarkable how that portrait resembles the ones on the tetradrachms. Evidently, the...
Vespasian died of a stomach ailment at Reate, Italia 1,939 years ago today. Considered one of the 'good' Twelve Caesars by Suetonius, he did much...
I find myself doing this when I'm stressed or worried about other matters. It's the numismatic bibliophile equivalent of comfort food.
If you can accept the Tiberius/Livia denarius as the Tribute Penny mentioned in the New Testament, then you can fantasise that any Roman coin...
I collect auction catalogues in general, but only from houses that have good write-ups or those of historical interest. And yes, I also try to...
A couple Vespasian examples. RIC 977. The reverse is tooled. [ATTACH] RIC 1432. The obverse portrait's hair is tooled. [ATTACH] I...
In praise of the common coin? That is a topic I can get behind! Here is a very common Domitian denarius from 88, from perhaps his most plentiful...
Not only from different dies, but very different styles! Your example has an almost Vespasian-like appearance, my worn one was engraved in a...
Nice tet for the price, worth every penny!
LOL, that made my day! A fitting end to the tale.
I'm glad you finally got that one, it's a beauty!
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