I think all of us are in agreement we would love to show our coins to as many as people as possible. The issue is finding a receptive audience and...
Excellent essay Doug, and stay safe with the snow!
Great first for 2016. I agree with Bing, wonderful portrait. Bravo!
What a fantastic coin!! Both portraits are superb and finely rendered. Wow.
Vespasian's reputation has come down to us from the ancient sources as somewhat of a miser, which I believe is disingenuous. The public works and...
Butcher and Ponting indeed find the metallurgy evidence points in that direction, especially during Vespasian's reign. Which perhaps explains the...
You reminded me I really do need to get Prieur. All the Syrian tetradrachm groups can be separated into 3 styles/mints, per RPC and K. Butcher....
The coin was struck in 69-70. Supposedly the urine tax was passed when both Vespasian and Titus were back in Rome, so after 71.
Continuing my Tetradrachm streak, here is my latest acquisition. [ATTACH] Vespasian AR Tetradrachm Antioch mint, 69-70 AD RPC 1961 (5 spec.)...
Fantastic coin Mikey! FWIW, Butcher speculates the most likely mint for this coin was Antioch. It seems to have been fairly common practice for...
Wow! That's a great coin to start the year off with. Nearly a month to get to you but the wait was worth it.
Awesome coin Mikey! I really love the portrait's style.
Nice coin with genuine sandy patina.
Funnily enough, they both were bald or balding. Die engravers at times were very kind to them. ;) The ancient Romans attached a stigma to...
Nice coin Mikey. I really love Domitian's early bronze issues.
Wow! What superb craftsmanship went into the engraving of that coin! When folks say Hadrian's coinage had fine style, this is what they mean....
Nice provenance!
This little beauty arrived by Fedex earlier in the week. [ATTACH] Vespasian AR Denarius Uncertain Spanish mint, 69-70 AD RIC 1339 (R2), BMC...
1,3, and then 2, IMHO.
I'm assuming that is a quote from an ancient source(?). Whomever wrote it really had an axe to grind! BTW, excellent coins. Nice Star Wars...
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