Please vote if you haven't already done so. I'll be updating with the answer in a couple of days once the coin is in hand.
How about a fourrée 12 Caesars set? More affordable, but perhaps harder to assemble.
And that's what happened. It finally updated. It's in a NY sorting facility now. [IMG]
Yea, I'm thinking it just missed a scan somewhere. 5 days on the 'origin post' status is very unusual. I've had that happen before, but not very...
[ATTACH] Going on day 5. :banghead:
@ro1974 the language barrier is keeping us from understanding each other. At least you found what you were looking for ...
OK, I'm still confused. Were you asking for a RIC attribution for the first coin you posted? If so, it was already correctly attributed as RIC 578...
I'm confused. I see three coins with COS IIII. At any rate, Vespasian struck an extensive 'COS III' issue without CENS in 71 (Vespasian was not...
Awesome coin with an interesting history.
There's a coin I've been keeping tabs on for nearly a dozen years, following it from one dealer to another, and in various different auctions....
Fantastic lighthouse coins!! I love these types. @Volodya that is one beautiful denarius. Wow.
It's a poll to vote which one you think is Vespasian. The other 3 are Vitellius.
The final 'I' is not fully struck or worn off.
COS III. RIC 175 (R).
And let me add, FWIW, if I saw this coin listed in an auction I would not be suspicious of it. It looks good to me. But, again, I have basic...
I don't know enough about Trajan's coinage to comment whether your coin is authentic or not, but Sallent's advice is sound: DON'T BUY FROM EBAY!...
The coin is in hand and I'm ready to post the answer. #2. is Vespasian. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Vespasian AR Denarius, 3.17g Rome mint, 69-70 AD RIC...
I have another early Vespasian denarius with Vitellian features on the way. Which one is it? (This is a bit harder than the last quiz!) [ATTACH]...
Beautiful coin ro. A great portrait on that one.
Yes, it's Vitellius. Even on a worn coin his image is unmistakable.
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