Very nice silvereagle82, all of them! ps-am I guessing right you are probably of Dutch descent?
Edited to delete this thread - said coin simply appears to be missattributed. Never mind.
This could very well be possible, knowing how the romans used coinage to reflect official policy and/or promote visibility of current emperor.
It seems to be the bust of Vespasian alright. I thought at first maybe Titus, but the facial features are different.
Well, eBay completed auction shows an 1846 D in NGC XF45 which sold at $ 1900. This is below Numismaster price level for that date in XF40....
I agree with XF40 to XF45, and nice coin by the way.
Thanks all for your comments. Ardatirion, I actually only have now 2 aurei left in my collection, this one and a Claudius. Sold my other 2 to...
Thanks De Orc. My curiosity was piqued to find out what Domitian was doing while his brother was in Judaea, and you are right, he apparently did...
Thank you Randy and Coinman0456.
Nice coin Regandon! The Seated Madonna later became a frequent reverse on Bavarian coinage - Patrona Bavariae - reflecting the deep religious...
Randy, Nice! It has an appealing reverse, and good surfaces. were was the coin minted? Is it a provincial issue?
Not from what I have read BigH. The bloody supression of revolt in Judaea was accomplished by his brother, and of course by his father Vespasian....
Here is an aureus of Domitian, as Caesar under Vespasian. minted ca. A.D 73. R.I.C 232. It depicts the emperor on horseback, carrying a...
Hello Kaz, I thought I would bump this thread hoping somebody else may post a Vermont colonial. Love them. (I know H.T (Toad) would post a V.T,...
Interesting discussion guys. I took a look at my '77 which is in about the same grade as the OP, and it also shows some weakness on the top...
The picture is much too small to assess properly what it is, but it SEEMS to be a GOLDGULDEN from one of the german states. Look here:...
Those two are quite appealing Mark (and I am not just being nice). Well chosen.
Nice Coin! That is a nice Landscape Colonial Kaz, Congratulations. It is a beautiful colonial coin, with the sun peeking over the Vermont...
I am an engineer, MS Chemical Engineering, with emphasis on polymer science. Have spent 28 years developing specialty adhesives for electronic and...
Gopher, I agree with you - one needs to define exactly what is meant by "scarce". I.M.O it is a factor of at least parameters: how many people...
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