Great portraits! Congrats @Mat
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[ATTACH] Domitian as Caesar AR Denarius 73 CE (3.04 gm). Rome Obv: Leaureate head r: CAES AVG F DOMITIAN COS II Rev: Domitian on horseback,...
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Vitellius Denarius. 69 AD (19.61 mm, 3.09 g) Obv: A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P, laureate head right Rev: PONT MAXIM, Vesta seated right, holding...
Beautiful coins.
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Thanks for the photo. I wanted to make sure there were no ravens on the tripod. If there were ravens this would be a rare type. Unfortunately no...
I would never look down on you or anyone else for what they collect. I love the fact that collectors are as diverse as their collections. I really...
Vespasian died on June 23rd of 79 CE. The left facing denarius in the OP was struck after July 1.
Messy but fun!
A nice group! Do you happen to have a closeup of the Titus reverse on its own?
Coryssa has 2 entries but of the same coin. One is the freeman & Sear coin which is also the Gemini coin. Acsearch has 4 entries. 2 are for the...
Definitely Jay, you need to add some of these left facing Flavians!
Re-read my post. I never said they did. Coins of Titus under Vespasian were struck for Titus but while Vespasian was Emperor.
In this case Caesar meant successor to the current emperor-Vespasian. This coin was struck under the authority of Vespasian as emperor.
While not as rare as left facing Domitian denarii, some left facing portraits of Titus are very scarce indeed. This coin is a case in point. This...
Very nice catch David. I love the variation in these Rome portraits of Vespasian.
When I first started collection mediaeval coins my focus was on historical figures I recognized and was interested in. This included Edward I of...
Yes, Savoca have had some great coins at terrific bargains lately. I dare say it is no longer a secret.;) I love the quadrans. It is RIC 1581...
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