A masterpiece in miniature!
Here is a denarius struck by Vespasian at Ephesus, unusually with two mint marks - an annulet and star. [ATTACH] AR Denarius Ephesus mint, 74 AD...
Interesting addition Mat!
This is going to be one fascinating thread! Tif, I really adore your Cleopatra VII!! Awesome coins guys and gals.
FWIW, I can't see anything alarming about these coins just from the photos. Innocent until proven guilty. "Nice coins" by the way. ;)
Snakes rarely make an appearance on Flavian coinage. Off the top of my head I can recall two types I have. [ATTACH] AR Denarius Rome Mint, 73 AD...
Although struck several years later, your coin is "Alexandrian" in style as well.
Oops. I forgot that again. 25mm, 13.88g. These Group 1 tets tend to be quite chunky too.
Personally, July has turned into the "month of the tetradrachm". Here is number 4 for the month. [ATTACH] AR Tetradrachm Antioch mint, 69-70 AD...
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Awesome catch Mat! It's always satisfying to come out on top after a "mini bidding war", especially if you don't shill out as much as the coin...
Godspeed and be safe.
Congrats on the excellent Titus AJ! A superb coin. One of my favourite Titus' is this left facing portrait of the type. [ATTACH] AR Denarius...
Awesome coin with excellent historical notes! The fight with the USPS was certainly worth it.
I'm not holding my breath. It has now been 8 years since RIC II part 1 came out and not even the promised stop-gap reprint of the Nerva-Hadrian...
Well, since the new Flavian RIC II was published in 2007 one could indeed add two coins for volume 2: One Flavian and one adoptive. I recommend a...
Awesome coins!
Nice example of the aegis at Rome! You can certainly see the difference between the two depictions. Thanks for posting your lovely coin.
<<<< David. :) I made this account at CT back in 2007 when I went by "vespasian70" both here and at Forvm. Since then, I was able to change my...
13.98g, 26mm Sorry, I have a bad habit of omitting weight and size.
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