@John Anthony, I can see why you would get a bit of a bad vibe from this coin because the portrait style is different from all the usual Vespasian...
Cool!
Agree with @Mat, the coin definitely looks authentic to me as well.
awesome!
It should be available shortly. I think you can order it already from some of the European numismatic sites. Try direct from the author at...
That coin was definitely a steal... for that condition, you would otherwise have gotten it for $90 or so...
Many thanks, @Nicholas Molinari!
Great stuff, I always enjoy when you post!
Yes, the diobols are the smaller fractions, usually with the helmeted head of Athena on the obverse and Hercules fighting the Nemean lion on the...
Cool coins, thanks for sharing!
Nice coins. I often bid at the Kuenker and Muenzzentrum Rheinland auctions as they often have coins from Ostfriesland, but didn't bid in these...
Love the writeup, @Curtis... very thoroughly researched with several interesting stories! Sometimes, the history isn't just in the coins...
Fellow CT'ers, It's been a long time in the making, but a new reference work focusing exclusively on the diobols of Tarentum is finally in print...
I totally love this. Magna Grecia area coins are one of my core collecting areas, so this will really help me. I'll definitely check this site out!
Love it, as always...
Looks legit to me as well.
Incredible find... is this your first hoard?
Holy mackerel, that's a real handful!
Rats... I've been looking for a Volusian in decent grade but have only been going after this half-heartedly and haven't closed in on one yet....
I think that the reverse should be rotated clockwise 90 degrees. Letters in two lines: TV? / IM? Edit: looks like @tenbobbit beat me to it ;)
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