Nice firsts, everyone! My first ancient was a denarius of Septimius Severus, MARS PATER reverse, Summer of 1987: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I bought...
That got me thinking - I do have a Trajan Decius Dacia issue, but without the ass's (dragon's?) head - this is a sestertius with Dacia holding a...
Great find at a great price - clear portrait and name - I like it!
I've really enjoyed following your Grail Flavians, David. Best of luck to you in 2018 as well.
Nice Trajan Deciuses everyone (Decii?). I just have a few. This one with a Victory reverse weighs a whopping 5.39 grams and appears to be in...
Lovely Julia's everyone. I don't have Hilaritas, but I just got this Venus Genetrix in the mail yesterday (RIC 388c, I believe). This has to be...
Thank you David! I just put a down payment on a Bentley! I am so excited! I'm calling Sotheby's first thing tomorrow morning! Bid early &...
Thank you, David. I was hoping the 'bust left" would be an exquisite rarity:happy:. I guess I'd better keep my day job.
Thank you Severus Alexander. I appreciate the help. As for the reverse legend, I tend to see things when staring too long at a crusty bronze.
Thank you for your help with this, Bing, Roman Collector, and Aethelred. It's that left-facing bust that is really throwing me. Also, it still...
I just got this in the mail and am finding it difficult to attribute. It's in poor condition, which is not helping matters either. Diameter is...
There was a lot of amusement and speculation along those lines in the OP. I was worried I'd violate Coin Talk obscenity protocols! :nailbiting:
I really enjoy these Flavians, mysterious or otherwise. Mine are all common and mostly ugly. I do have a mystery, however - it was my first CT...
Thank you, red_spork - I appreciate the thumbs up on this. I will continue to look around for additional information on it. A similar example...
Yeah, the Eraviscan stuff was very highly documented, so I found in my initial research. Beyond that I couldn't find a match to mine either -...
Nice examples. I initially thought mine was Eraviscan, but it lacks an inscription (although I think there might've been one under the Gryphon -...
Here's something else I know nothing about. An imitation of a Roman Republican denarius (non-serratus in this case) of L Papius 79 BC, Head of...
Good to hear round 2 is going so well for you old49er. That's a nice RR for sure. I too have a Laeca example, worn but it has a really heavy...
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