Ah yes, I forgot about your 'tentacle leg' horseman. It's so perfect for the thread!
A perfect reverse for that emperor ... if one is to believe the ancient gossip!
Neat coin with an excellent provenance!
This weekend I've been feeling a bit under the weather and decided to binge watch season 2 of Netflix's Stranger Things. Oddly enough, this...
A fabulously stunning coin!
The Augustan History's author levels some scandalous accusations against her, however, drink was not among them. It is too bad Suetonius wasn't...
For anyone keeping track of this sort of thing, notice how the OP Titus Caesar portrait is very similar to those of Vespasian that were produced...
That is a great pick-up with plenty of eye appeal.
The Gordian has an elegant reverse and the Honorius a lovely patina. Really nice pick-ups Mat!
Both are terrific coins!
I think your tet is quite fascinating because of that air of mystery surrounding its home mint. Another possibility - Caesarean mint engravers...
Earlier this year I posted the Rome mint version of the Titus Caesar Nike drachm....
That is the very first step which started me down the path towards ancient coin collecting. There is nothing quite like it in the other branches...
Wow! What a fantastic coin! Butcher and Ponting write 'the stylistic similarities between the tetradrachms and the Caesarean coins have proved...
For Flavians Gemini IX & X are a must. Those two sales feature a fairly large part of the eminent Flavian collector Harry Sneh's collection. The...
I have to agree with @Valentinian about auction catalogues. NAC, CNG/Triton, Harlan J Berk/Gemini, Leu, and Nomos are all great firms that are...
I'm not aware of a die duplicate of your reverse that would prove beyond doubt there is no right piglet. FWIW, here is my example which is...
Ah yes, the dreaded ISC New York. We are entering the time of year when it is not unusual for packages to sit there for 10 days or more. Probably...
I was able to sign up for the 'signature on file' option several years ago. I did this because often times when I check my PO box it is when the...
You indeed have a very rare variant! The new RIC notes that some examples may have only two pigs. They don't often show up in trade.
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