More recent scholarship (Elkins, the new RIC) possibly link the pulvinaria types to the opening games of the Colosseum. Who knows, perhaps in...
This denarius copies a reverse struck by Marc Antony and was coined for Titus as Caesar under Vespasian with whom the type is shared. During...
If you are going to have one denarius type of Titus as Augustus, you would be hard pressed to find a better one than the elephant reverse from 80...
Yes, it's an owl. Another FWIW, Minerva is actually standing on the capitol of a rostral column decorated with prows. Many older references...
I love the portraits Domitian's engravers were producing in 87. Yours is a great example of why I find them quite fetching. Nicely toned too.
Here is a link to the CoinsWeekly article Nicholas referred to....
Hmmm, I wonder why that was not mentioned in their email?
It's interesting (at least to me) to note the changing styles of his portraiture over the years - from the harsh veristic style of 81 to full blow...
I'm confused as well. The Kunker email I quoted above led me to believe that this new German law only applied to high dollar coins. Apparently...
Domitian struck four Minerva types from 83 onwards. M1 Minerva advancing right, brandishing spear M2 Minerva advancing right, brandishing spear,...
Specialising can be quite maddeningly frustrating at times. I wouldn't trade it for the world.
Recently, I realised I was missing the four Minerva types from Domitian's last denarius issue of 94 in my collection. In the new RIC these denarii...
From the Kunker email: "The shipping of your lot numbers acquired in the auction will, in most cases, take place promptly after the auction as...
You won't get a challenge from my example!
I'm glad to see the coin arrived safe and sound. It is certainly one of the better examples of the type I've ever seen.
Coins dated to Vespasian's first regnal year at Alexandria are much rarer than those dated to his second. They were only struck for a brief period...
If you wish to cheat, they are in my Forvm Gallery. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-73335...
Here are two examples of how low I have gone. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I would be shocked if anyone knows (or cares) why these two are of any interest.
If ever I was going to chase after something out of collecting niche, it would be a coin showing the lighthouse at Alexandria. Just wow.
That pulvinaria type was only struck for Domitian Caesar under Titus and did not carry-over into his reign. They are fairly common so it should be...
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