That is both an interesting coin and an interesting looking coin. Congrats!
I like the toning on these 2. IMHO the Otho has an especially nice tone. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
@Mat I noticed that. There were at least 2 significant collections, one was from Jyrki Muona. There were 2 Gaius denarii that went up within 2 or...
That left facing one was indeed tempting. They have had many interesting coins of Titus lately.
Very nice Mat. I like the toning on the reverse. I saw that coin on Forvm and almost bought it. I bought another Titus from Forvm instead.
Superb coin congrats! I did not realize these were so scarce.
@Alegandron I like that method. I just took a hammer to one of the long edges and gently tapped until it popped opened. It took perhaps 1 minute.
Thanks for this Doug. I did not realize this. I checked acsearch for my coin RIC 32 and the matching Aureus, RIC 31. There were 7 specimens of...
I am not sure if it connected to Fides. I believe Constantine Augusti means "Perseverance of the emperor". "Augusti" is missing from the reverse...
I am not overly concerned with the value as I have no intention to sell it in the near future. Also, denarii of Claudius are quite scarce so if I...
Great upgrade. Thanks for the writeup.
So I did it. I finally freed my Claudius denarius from its plastic NGC tomb. I think it looks much better. Claudius AR Denarius. 41-54 AD. Rome...
Superb coins!
Another lovely coin David. The scrape does not bother me either, it just adds interest to an already stunning portrait.
That is a great page Doug. Thanks for the link.
Here is mine, a denarius of Tiberius. I love this coin because of the reverse. The quadriga reverse is very nice. I also like it because it is not...
Great looking coin.
Very interesting coins Tif. Thanks for the information.
Nice reverse.
Great coin Q
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