I love that Vespasian quinarius! Good style for such a small flan.
I have half a dozen examples of this type and all of them show a similar stance. It makes me wonder what prototype the engravers used to create...
The denarii dated COS II should have either a horizontal Φ or BY. If the mint mark is not struck and assuming there is no reverse die match with a...
Not as often as I'd like!
For a few brief years early in Vespasian's reign, Ephesus struck a small series of denarii. The reasons why this city struck imperial silver...
My thoughts exactly. The sand patina is applied, but I'm not as sure there is tooling. The fact the patina is 'enhanced' implies tooling is a good...
The Rome mint under Vespasian revived many reverse types from the past, including the above coin. The obverse copies a Republican denarius of L....
You should seek out a copy of Beloved and God by Royston Lambert. It's a fabulous book that sheds a great deal of light on the relationship...
Oh, I agree. How about this - I wish my dream coin would come up for auction sometime before I cross the river Styx. ;)
Gorgeous example! Congrats on your win.
This is a great topic. Seeing what coins folks are pinning away for illuminates the thought processes behind their collections. For me, the...
Hirsch recently shipped a coin I won the next day after I paid the invoice. So, with NAC and Hirsh it's business as usual. Who else?
FWIW, I won Yeah, I got the email too. Too bad they don't have anything in their inventory I'm interested in. Recently, I won a coin in another...
Best wishes and good luck. It sounds like you have done all you can, just be safe.
When I first started collecting Roman coins over a dozen years ago I printed off those pages and kept them in a binder. I still have it. Those...
I come across 'unpublished' coins several times a year within my speciality. Some are minor variants like Doug's AP example, others are more...
COS VIIII would indeed be from 79, his last year as emperor. That issue has only four reverse types.
Oops! I gave you the wrong minerva attribution for the issue. Yours is a 'M4' not a 'M3'. So, Minerva stg. l., with spear (M4).
Rome mint, 90-91 AD RIC 722 (C2), BMC 182, RSC 263 Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM P M TR P X; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r. Rev: IMP XXI...
That is indeed worth the battle and the long wait. Both condition and style are superb. I'm glad it arrived safe and sound.
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