You won't regret it. Some of the finest portraits in silver for Vespasian's reign were done at Ephesus - a most stylish imperial provincial mint!
The BY mark was erroneously attributed to Byzantium by Mattingly in BMCRE II. More recent scholarship, RPC II, and the new RIC II.1 attribute all...
If you want to get technical, your example appears to have not one annulet on the reverse, but six! Also, your coin suggests the annulets were...
Collecting Flavian mint mark denarii from the East can be somewhat maddening because of the many different types and variants that were struck. My...
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Congrats! I'm looking forward to you sharing here. I also was successful with the one lot I was gunning for. I was quite happy with the hammer...
FWIW, I noticed most Roman imperials were going pretty strong during Kunker's Monday session.
I wouldn't complain if it were mine. IMHO, a mighty fine denarius. With time you will gain experience and be able 'read' various dealer's photos.
I love the new coin and really loving the display! Very cool.
That is an awesome example! I can certainly see why you were anxious to receive it and could hardly wait to open the package. Getting a sought...
I think this Domitian denarius qualifies. [ATTACH]Domitian AR Denarius, 2.99g Rome mint, 96 AD RIC 820 (R2). BMC - . RSC - . Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT...
The temple on this Domitian denarius is unidentified, but based on its similar appearance to the AP temple coins it could be the Temple of...
Two very interesting FH Randy! Congrats!
A most enviable addition! I bet it's pretty cool in hand.
Good example, and better than mine!
Fantastic coin @SeptimusT! I'm sure you will get @TIF's attention with it! BTW, it is RPC 2721, 11 specimens cited.
They only appear regularly on denarii struck in 84/85.
Utterly fantastic Jay!
I have another recently arrived cool Domitian to share with you folks. [ATTACH]Domitian AR Denarius, 3.11g Rome mint, 85 AD RIC 334 (R2). BMC - ....
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