A father and his two sons. 'Either my sons will succeed me, or no-one will!' - Vespasian. [ATTACH] Vespasian AR Denarius Ephesus mint, 71 AD...
I have a Titus as Caesar duplicate that has been assigned its own RIC number. This denarius features an engraver's error in the obverse legend....
IMHO, Domitian's head is indeed lifted upward on the coin shown, similar to Constantine's portrait. Definitely an interesting style.
Both coins have their charms to be sure, but the newest acquisition has an extraordinary portrait, one of the best of Pompey I've seen. Wow.
Mattingly called it "lofty aspirations" in BMCRE II. However, I think it's dangerous to speculate and ascribe more importance to an engraver's...
Speaking of these "eyes to heaven" portraits, Domitian toward the end of his reign had an engraver(s) produce such a portrait. I'm not quite sure...
A great battle-hardened portrait.
Likewise mate!
Thanks for the kind compliments guys!
This is the first thread I've started here at CT and what better way to do so than to post a lovely coin. Perhaps something I should do more...
One wonders why any ancient forger would strike antoniniani for Severus Alexander when there was no "official" precedent for them. In any case,...
Beautiful coin. It's hard to think of something better to spend $15 on!
The only one I can express an opinion on is the Divvs Vespasian denarius, and IMHO it is genuine. It's an extremely rare variant that is a die...
Thanks for the image. And yes, it is a die pair match with mine. I had a hunch it would be.[ATTACH]
I know, right? I was looking for a Colosseum sestertius buried in there some place. LOL
The Divvs Vespasian looks to be a reverse die match with my example and the other two specimens I know of. I'd love to see it individually...
Oh wow! Wonderful, wonderful!! Just a quick glance and I already see a rare Divvs Vespasian denarius. The tensa facing right is extremely scarce....
This is a rare type struck for Domitian as Caesar by Vespasian in 76/77, RIC 920. Interestingly, it is described in the new RIC as Minerva "on...
You are quite welcome! The obvious question would be who or what are the two figures? Ian Carradice in Coinage and Finances in the Reign of...
Yes sir, those are the figures. They get by many collectors and dealers simply because of their size and it only takes a small bit of wear to make...
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