A wonderful and in-depth explanation!
Domitian was such a good sport I'm sure the comparison wouldn't have bothered him at all. You just would have been invited to one of infamous...
The assumption is that Cappadocia used the Actian Antiochene calendar which began on 2 September. Following this formula, Vespasian's regnal year...
Possibly. Whatever the coating is, it's been on the coin for a very long time because green deposits have formed over the top of it in places. And...
I couldn't resist this Vespasian didrachm, both because it's an interesting variant and it's very pleasing to look at. [ATTACH]Vespasian AR...
The Flavian RIC in some cases assigns separate catalogue numbers based on the smallest details, such as the placement of a mint mark within the...
Terrific coins Andrew with lots of history! English coinage has always fascinated me, perhaps one day I will explore it.
One of the unfortunate side effects of climate change are extreme weather events such as this. Currently California burns while the East coast...
Best of luck Ken. I hope the rains come soon.
And it's still a very treasured piece in my collection!
Seems to be working now.
Les monedes de Vespasià de la provincia tarraconensis (69-70 DC) by Ian Carradice, Xavier Sanahuja, Jaume Benages. I haven't read the book so...
I wish the picture was better, but since the coin is in my safe deposit box it will have to do. [ATTACH] Vespasian AR Denarius, 2.90g Uncertain...
Fantastic Galba collection! I can't get over how your new Galba so closely resembles the 'uncertain mint' denarii of Vespasian.
I wish I had been in a fraternity that awarded ancient coins as prizes! Nice to see that the paper work stayed with the coin after all these years.
Unfortunately, you're probably right. The winner likely purchased it just to tick a Domitian Minerva off their want list, not knowing it has a...
I use a snipe app to help with my eBay purchases when I am unable to bid manually. Normally I have no issues with it, however, yesterday I did....
Surprising indeed! What a wonderful find.
It's always a special thrill to find a die match to a plate coin! Coins of a rare type are often die matched with each because of the scarcity of...
Agreed. Personally, I know a lot about Jay's coin and nothing at all about Milesofwho's. Even so, I tried to vote as objectively and fairly as...
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