IMHO, the two coins are not exactly the same. However, the differences are minor and are nothing that two cast forgeries wouldn't share if...
Flan cracks don't bother me at all. As a matter of fact, I won a coin today at auction which has a minor flan crack and it didn't affect my bid...
This is what I do as well. I print the relevant page, showing all the details as far as auction/seller, price paid, and date of purchase. The...
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During the Flavian era the cult of Isis was somewhat in vogue at Rome. Interesting to see it still going strong 130 years later!
$12 well spent! Nice portrait too.
Spectacular coin! This is the kind of coin that makes me want to collect RR denarrii.
Just out of curiosity, can anyone cite an instance when a thief broke into someone's home because they got their name from an auction? I think the...
You're probably right that no one will care after I'm gone that I owned the coins, I suppose it's a bit of hubris to think otherwise. However,...
Awesome coin nicely photographed!
In your case use the "Parthicus" pseudonym, clearly it's what you feel more comfortable with and folks in the trade would recognise it....
Flavian engravers at Rome must not have been used to engraving feminine portraits! When was the previous time they had to do so ... Nero?
That indeed is a really nice portrait. Congrats!
Thanks Martin. A compliment to the piece that you were eyeing it as well. I procrastinated about this coin for a few days, however, the...
Believe it or not, this is my first Julia Titi. I have no good answer as to why it has taken me so long to acquire a coin of hers. [ATTACH]...
Again, that is one awesome coin. Perhaps it's just an artefact of the photo, but oddly the obverse die appears smaller than the reverse die.
Lucky client! That is a superb JC denarius. So nice, it took my mind off my Flavians!
I'm not sure if this would count since it never was in my possession, but this coin was lost (stolen?) in the mail at USPS ISC New York, December...
The neat lettering of the legend had me do a double take too. Crude legends along with portrait style is how I normally identify denarii from Antioch.
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