IMHO, both the portrait and the reverse are more appealing on the year 4 coin.
Excellent coin! I like a good numismatic mystery. Curtis's explanation seems to me the most plausible.
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Depending on the auction house, I love perusing old catalogues. Those Sotheby's are right up my alley. Very nice.
A Titus Caesar quinarius from the William C. Boyd Collection (1840-1906). [ATTACH] Titus Caesar AR Quinarius, 1.60g Rome mint, 73 AD RIC V535...
High backed chairs do appear for other types at Rome for Vespasian ... however, they are not as elaborate nor as tall as those depicted on the...
Admittedly, it's a very mediocre styled Ephesian, but I do prefer it over the Rome example I posted above. Ephesus, like any other mint, had its...
I'm always happy to add one of these Eastern denarii to the collection and would be content just to specialise in them. [ATTACH]Vespasian AR...
Oh what the heck, I'll add this Vespasian 'snake' denarius to the fray. [ATTACH] Vespasian AR Denarius, 3.27g Rome Mint, 75 AD RIC 776 (R). BMC...
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Nice coin with a neat mystery! Here are two altar denarii Domitian struck. [ATTACH]Domitian AR Denarius, 3.17g Rome mint, 81 AD RIC 40 (R2)....
The Flavian antecedent. [ATTACH]Titus AR Denarius, 3.17g Rome mint, 79 AD RIC 53 (R). BMC 25. RSC 286. Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M;...
I like your new additions @Alegandron!
Nice coin at a great price!
By all means @Orfew's Ephesian Vespasian is aesthetically a more pleasing coin. I just think in general if one were putting a type set together...
IMHO, if you're going to have just one Vespasian, it has to be the iconic Judaea Capta type. [ATTACH] Vespasian AR Denarius, 3.35g Rome Mint,...
Fantastic coins @@TIF! The Domitian is something very special especially with that unforgettable reverse.
Fantastic reverse @Ancient Aussie!
I've asked myself that too. I wish the forgers would stay away from the Flavian dynasty. FYI, there are many fake 'Vaspasian' denarii on the...
The style is OK. I cannot tell from such poor photos if it is cast or not.
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