Indeed, a very impressive portrait of beautiful style! Well documented as well. Congratulations on your new sestertius.
Thank you very much, @panzerman and @GoldenPirate for your comments.
Here is a Chilean Peso from 1858 from my collection. It was struck following the new, more modern design introduced in 1853. Together with pesos...
Objection, your Honour! : I collect ancients (over 30 years now), modern US (colonial to 1870's, i,e modern for me), and World Coins ! All of...
Yes, I like that one too. As though that fact alone - the fact that he has never seen one - would suffice to make a coin extremely rare....:)!
From my experience, talking or communicating with a slab person about grading, if you happen not to be one, is not a easy thing. For the more...
Came upon the following description of a coin for sale this morning: "EXTREMELY VERY VERY RARE 17(xx) FLOWING HAIR LARGE CENT......." Besides...
44 Bucks shipped: 1825 Capped Bust Dime, variety JR-1. Rarity 4. Cleaning and all, still very happy with it. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
+1 x 10exp 6 :) What a fantastic bronze and portrait of the emperor. IOM's example bears what I would call a Rome mint portrait. Vitellius Rome...
Thank you, @NSP for the information and the link to the newsletter! very interesting. As you say, the Mega Red Book 4th Ed is probably more...
I have to admit, this one is a challenge..:) but the key thing is that you managed to clean it up, and it does show the emperor's name very...
I can clearly discern Vitellius' bust on that coin. The reverse i cannot make out, though. Is there any indication what the reverse may be? I...
@NSP I'd be interested in your opinion of the scarcity of 1825 JR-1, JR-3 and JR-5. The reason I'm asking is that some sources indicate that...
Higher grade capped Bust Dimes, specially the early type 1814-1828 are scarce for sure. This example's one redeeming quality is that it has a high...
I disagree that it is ugly:). I do recognise Vitellius in that portrait - it bears his typical facial characteristics. By the way, your obol must...
This is my experience with acetone: I regularly use acetone on copper coins, ancient or new, to remove unsightly deposits. It has never harmed...
Thank you, all for your input. Much appreciated!. I am of two minds about this one. From the sellers pics it was clear it had been cleaned.That...
Andres, I like your Vitellius Concordia as. It is one of the most encountered reverses on asse of Vitellius. Your example has a very nice...
.....cleaned, somewhat harshly leaving hairlines. (a scarce variety, JR-1, R-4, second scarcest of the five 1825 varieties of Capped Bust dimes)....
This revived thread is now exactly 10 years old....
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