Lovely coin with a fantastic provenance! Proof that old tags are important.
Very interesting! That is one of the best brockages I've ever seen.
Gosh, this is a tough spot to be in if you really must have the coin. If it were me, I'd negotiate a price reduction because there has been a...
Tracking a coin purchase is almost a hobby unto itself. Enjoy the chase!
And that's why I never post a coin here or anywhere else until I have it hand. It's not superstitious but practical. This is my stupidest coin...
No worries. Just enjoy the coin my friend.
Nicely done! I had that coin bookmarked for a rainy day purchase, but I'm glad it went to someone who knows what it is.
Style is good, weight is low but acceptably within range.
For contemporary Syrian tets the average fineness is around 67%, weighing close to 14.85g, and containing nearly 9.95g of silver. Just to give you...
Vespasian's year 1 Alexandrian tets have an average silver fineness of around 19%. Compare that with those struck for Cleopatra which are nearly...
I'm glad to see it arrived safe and sound. Most Alexandrian tets I've come across have harmless little green deposits on them that aren't BD,...
Very classy!
I'm with Bing, #1 looks more natural.
It's coins such as this that find my eye wandering from my precious Flavians. Superb!
Tell that to Indiana Jones! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I would love to own one.
I'm glad to hear it arrived safe and sound. Enjoy it. There are not many R3 denarii of Vespasian from Rome!
Apparently, Archie Bunker had an issue with man purses too. [MEDIA]
You mentioned a while back that you have a pair of cheap readers for coin viewing. It prompted me to pick up a pair of +2.00 readers from ebay. I...
I totally agree! It's an unusually fine portrait, quite a bit better than most found with this type.
I wish I could take credit for it! However, it's not my invention.
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