Oh, how I love this write-up! A perfect intersection of history and numismatics. And a superb coin to boot. Bravo!
Nutritious? Well, you got to have your grains too. [ATTACH] Vespasain AR Denarius, 2.98g Rome mint, 77-78 AD RIC 980 (C), BMC 216, RSC 216 Obv:...
My rarest Annona. [ATTACH]Titus AR Denarius, 3.17g Rome mint, 79 AD RIC 2 (R2), BMC (specimen acquired 1934), RSC - Obv: IMP T CAESAR...
I've fantasised about dumping all my coins out of their envelopes into a large pile for a photo. If I ever do that, this will be the thread I'll...
LOL! Fair enough. It was worth a shot. [IMG]
Thank you! I will include your coin in my Forvm gallery description, bringing our total to 8.
It also has a RPC number. Is the answer it is considered both? I've noticed that the provincial tag only applies to imperial coins from mints that...
Can I cheat and use an old and perhaps outdated mint attribution? Byzantium [ATTACH] Vespasian AR Denarius, 3.32g Ephesus mint, 71 AD RIC 1424...
That is a perfectly acceptable coin Nemo! If you shown it before, somehow I had forgotten while researching my coin. So, now we have 8 examples!...
Cheers mate!
It sure has! My Bucket List has certainly gotten a lot shorter over the last couple of years. Hopefully the trend continues ...
Indeed it does. Here is a tetradrachm which I believe was engraved by the same hand. [ATTACH] Vespasian AR Tetradrachm, 14.19g Antioch mint,...
Holy cow I was thrilled when this one arrived in the mail last week! A supremely rare Vespasian denarius which has been on my personal want list...
That has been my understanding as well. RIC II.1 considers imperial branch mints as 'official' because their products circulated empire wide. For...
Two Nashville power popsters Brad Jones and Hans Rotenberry's Froggy Mountain Shakedown (a terrific slice of Americana pop). [MEDIA] And a coin...
OK, playing by the alphabetical rules (somehow I missed that in my previous post!), here is my letter 'A' offering. Alexandria [ATTACH]...
Yes, that's the one.
All the references I have agree - the Syrian Antioch is Antioch ad Orontem. And here is my contribution. Caesarea Maritima [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Great showy coins guys and gals! From my collection, the most 'showable' coin (I'm assuming this is an 'in person' thing) would be a big old hunk...
Some of the spark of this small group has been missing since Steve's absence. I hope he returns very soon. And TIF, hang in there. I wish you all...
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