I agree 100%. Which is why I mentioned the tooling in my above post.
All three are reputable sellers. Lanz has a reputation for tooling their bronze pieces, although I've never had any issues with their silver.
The portrait hints that Carausius could have drunk and debauched Vitellius under the table. Utterly fantastic!
Good portrait on that one. Congrats!
You won't get an argument from me!
As are some of his denarii. [ATTACH] Titus AR Denarius, 2.87g Rome mint, 80 AD RIC 112 (C2). BMC 72. RSC 309. Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P...
Not to disparage Mr. Breitsprecher, but the coin was missattributed ... as is the case with many Domitian denarii seen in trade!
I dare say, better than my own off-centred example! [ATTACH]
I am finally nearing the end of cataloguing my January purchases! This Domitian denarius has waited patiently in its mailer for over a month. It...
Don't you just love it when a happenstance error creates something that rises above the norm? Excellent coin SA!
I keenly follow what other specialists (obsessionists?) collect, you my friend are an inspiration.
Since we're showing off notable eBay bargains ... [ATTACH]Vespasian AR Denarius, 2.89g Rome Mint, 75 AD RIC 773 (R3). BMC - . RSC - . Obv: IMP...
That Ephesian Titus is rare, but not exceedingly so. The type comes up for auction once or twice a year. As a matter of fact, I have two examples,...
Yes, there are a handful of good guys still dealing on eBay. Unfortunately you have to wade through a sea of junk to get to their wares. If you...
Yes, you read the title correctly, there is indeed a Colosseum 'sestertius' on offer as a purportedly genuine piece struck by Domitian for Divus...
Yes, I have many. But I'm a specialist, so I would like to have all the variants of the type. RIC 871 is a very rare variant!
I guess the one consolation is the fact that presently I have other irons in the fire, so to speak. But that Titus was a hard loss ... the last...
I'm not broke, but apparently something was broken when I tried to bid in the G&M auction this morning. I patiently waited for the one lot I...
An atypically bad specimen from Antioch. Oblong flan, off-centre, and double struck. What more could you ask for? [ATTACH] Titus as Caesar AR...
Fantastic coin @panzerman! Here are a couple of elephants from an earlier age. [ATTACH] Titus AR Denarius, 3.40g Rome Mint, 80 AD RIC 115 (C2)....
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