Well, I must've done something to upset the Roman Tooth Fairy because they left a LRB and not anything Flavian. :/
Thanks Mat, that made my day! LOL
Hershey wasn't amused at all. John was right, he wanted to swipe that coin across the room and was fairly vexed at not being able to do so!
Thankfully so! My cat Hershey and I were really at a loss. [ATTACH]
That first coin is a beauty. Sharp and in decent style. As for my example, it's going back to the bookshelf - this time in a flip and attributed.
LOL! Yes, I think that is how this one ended up forgotten on a bookshelf. I don't have any references that go past the 2nd century and rightly...
Thanks John!
Superb coin Bing! I never tire of seeing that reverse type and yours is quite stylishly rendered.
I found this coin sitting on one of my bookshelves tonight and have no idea where it came from or how it got there. It's most likely an...
Oh wow! I love that lion. Very cool coin Mat with a lot of eye appeal.
Sorry to hear that! Hopefully it will be a speedy recovery.
Nicely toned and in nice style. This type of portrait was interchangeable with the Domitian as Caesar denarii struck at the time. Evidently the...
The Rome mint had some very talented engravers at the time, your coin is proof of that! A most beautiful coin!
This post is why I like CT. There is more to ancient numismatics than just Greece and Rome and it's interesting to see coins from other cultures....
Sometimes the mail gods smile upon us. Congrats on a very lovely piece.
The postman delivered another dandy Domitian denarius over the weekend. [ATTACH] Domitian AR Denarius Rome mint, 83 AD RIC 169 (R), BMC p. 307...
Steer clear of that one! A hideous fake. I don't mean to sound rude, but - if you considered the possibility, even for instant, that the above...
I like that you considered rarity as a factor in selecting the Domitian for your "Twelve Caesars" set. His 17th imperial acclamation is quite...
In a word, yes. I like the camaraderie and the array of different personalities showing off their beauties. Because I focus on such a narrow...
Fantastic coin Bing! I love the reverse.
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