This drachm isn't in the best condition, but I'm very pleased to have acquired it. They don't come up very often in trade. [ATTACH] Vespasian AR...
Personally, as a Flavian collector, something like this puts the Rome mint's antiquarian bent during Vespasian's reign in proper context.
Interesting to note that a Vespasian denarius struck at Ephesus was in the hoard.
They both look the same to my eyes.
Sweet win! Good pairing too. Congrats!
Pricing a rare piece like this is very tricky. In a well publicised auction with strong bidding a good provenanced piece well fetch a hefty sum...
Well, let me put it to you this way - it's rare enough I don't have that exact variant of the type. It's significant enough that I would pay good...
Of course I would love to see it miroslav!
Apparently there was a die engraver working at the Rome mint in the early 90's AD that had a fondness for this nose. You can find his handiwork on...
A very pretty addition. Congrats!
A very interesting looking coin!
Hard to argue against that. Some of my favourite coins are ones that are not catalogued anywhere and were unknown until I stumbled across them.
I love your dedication! A very lovely coin, congrats!
As others have already said bare hands are fine, just always hold coins by the edges.
Very nice! That should more than make up for the Vespasian!
I love bee coins and yours is a beautiful example. Congrats!
Nice example of the type, much better than my own. Interestingly, RPC II floats A. M. Woodward's idea that Domitian's Capitoline Temple cistophori...
Yes, there aren't many that show up in trade. I do have another Titus cistophorus which was purchased in 2015. It makes a nice companion piece...
The coin has the same silver fineness (around 80%) of the contemporaneous denarii struck at Rome. It really does remind one of a very large...
Thanks for posting that wonderful example for comparison.
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