Wow! That has a really fine style. An excellent addition!
A very notable portrait! Congrats on your new acquisition.
I really love reading these kind of posts totally outside my collecting niche. I always learn something new from them. Thanks for taking the time...
Maybe it's me being a bit selfish, but my heart would sink if I saw a link to an active coin I was watching posted here. Good luck TIF.
What a lovely quinarius. I like that you included pictures of the original Spink envelope, it's especially of interest to me because of my recent...
Under the Republic the quinarius may have served simply a monetary role. Perhaps Vespasian revived it for purely traditional reasons (hence the...
Indeed! It was listed by the seller as "Domitianus silver quinar, extra rare". No mention of it being a second known example of the type....
Yea, I have a bad habit of not posting those stats for my coins online despite having them listed in my personal database. This quinarius is...
Thanks for the kind compliment Eric! The new Flavian RIC II uses this frequency scale: R3 unique R2 very few examples known R rare C common C2...
Every once in a while, quite by accident, I stumble across a coin that comes as a complete surprise. Recently I purchased a Domitian as Caesar...
I love that reverse!
I've always had great experiences with HJB. They set a very high bar for customer service!
It's always nice to read of things such as this. A most beautiful coin too.
Curtis Clay believes the unusual feature on the portrait is most likely a die break too. After further consideration using Occam's razor, I cannot...
Personally of course, I strongly disagree with Elkin's stand on private collecting which shows a shocking lack of understanding of the...
It's quite in keeping with the 'local' style. Some engravers were just more talented than others.
I also have one major regret from an auction I lost four years ago. [ATTACH] It still hurts.
Well, two things to consider - the laurel wreath is engraved over top of the mystery 'ties', and I have spotted another didrachm from a different...
Man, I feel your pain with that one. Incredible style. My biggest regret is actually selling a coin I once owned. [ATTACH] This is a unique...
It's quite plausible that the same engravers or engravers from the same school worked on both issues.
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