I received a coin from a different Israeli seller recently and it took 3 weeks to arrive. 1 week for customs clearance and 4 or 5 days in ISC NY....
Agreed. The Victory is not present on RIC 1220.
A most respectable coin. Congrats!
I really love these Syrian tetradrachms. Yours is a wonderful specimen!
I got a bit carried away too! Perhaps one of the few times I would've welcomed clio. lol CNG shipping within the US is quite fast. 2-4 days....
The two legions stationed in Alexandria Egypt under the Prefect Tiberius Julius Alexander were the first to declare Vespasian emperor on 1 july,...
RPC 1945 (9 spec.) Struck at Antioch, but most likely the dies were produced by Alexandrian engravers. The style is identical to the tets struck...
Mat linked to my own example, which pretty much sums up the basics about the type. The Annona denarius was struck along with other types that...
The pulvinaria types coined by Titus and Domitian are quite mysterious in meaning. Traditionally they have been attributed to a lectisternium held...
A wonderful example! The altar reverse has always been one of my favourite "pulvinaria" types struck for Domitian.
You're quite welcome. Only a Flavian geek like myself would be OCD enough to help.
Rome mint, 90-91 AD RIC 721 (C2), BMC 181, RSC 264 Domitian did not assume the consulship in 91, so this coin is dated by the tribunician title...
I do. :)
Certain denarii struck by Domitian in 88-89 bearing his 14th consulship can be rare. Those with TR P XVII are rare enough to be of note. [ATTACH]...
From what I can see so far in the photos the coin looks ancient. It wouldn't hurt though to get an official stamp of approval from Sear.
How does the edge look?
This is my example of the type. The obverse is double-struck, the flan oblong and it probably would not past muster with folks looking for...
Vespasian died on 23 June 79 AD. Let's honour the old man by posting your favourite Vespasian coins! Here is one of mine. I've had this coin for...
Great write-up! I love it when coins are put into a historical context.
A wonderful coin which needs its freedom.
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