What a beautiful coin with an exquisitely rendered caduceus.
A rather nice RR denarius. Congrats!
It's an ancient coin, it should look ancient. Leave it as is.
Sallent, your new coin certainly has a lot of eye appeal going for it and I can understand why you acquired it. Well done!
I always double check attributions, regardless of the seller or the coin. Every once in a while a diamond in the rough is discovered! Nice catch...
When I first started collecting Flavian coins I told myself 'only VF or better'. How glad I am that I didn't stick to that rule! The collection...
A beautiful pair of coins Mat. The patinas are particularly very appealing. Wonderful photography too. Congrats!
Thanks TIF! By the time of the Gemini sales Harry had been sending me his duplicate Flavian rarities for several years, so many of the types...
I just use the standard reference catalogues (RIC, BMC, etc) and a personalised want list. Then I search for needles in haystacks. Many times...
My Memorial Day weekend was greatly enhanced when the postman delivered this beauty Saturday. [ATTACH] Titus AR Denarius Rome Mint, 79 AD RIC 23...
It's customs. Although, I can't figure out a rhyme or reason why one package will fly through and another sits for days or weeks. For instance, I...
Utterly superb! Nice, sharp details.
A very lovely coin TIF. And neat write-up too!
16.5 mm, 1.34g.
[MEDIA] [ATTACH] Vesta watching over hearth and home.
You're quite welcome John. Butcher and Ponting's 'The Metallurgy of Roman Silver Coinage' will be of great interest to you! This Jupiter type...
Oh wow, that's really good! I'll use your image for my permanent folder. Thanks for posting it.
I tried erasing the "www" too, but the coin didn't look right. lol Nice Flavian quinarii are few and far between and when they do come up for...
A few weeks ago I posted a quinarius that was a bit better than what you normally find for the denomination. My newest addition is much more...
The Rome mint surprisingly turned out some decent portraits of the old man on occasion. Although, IMHO, the consistently best portraits are to be...
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