Interesting write-up and excellent coin! Last Fall I read Kyle Harper's The Fate of Rome which explored climate and disease in the Roman world...
My above write-up indicated the numismatic mystery behind the reverse is settled. It is not and I would be remiss to leave out Curtis Clay's sound...
Fantastic! That's what makes this board so special. I was hoping to have similar answers about any earlier provenances for my sestertius, but...
Thanks Jay! The sestertius actually arrived a few days ago, but I did receive two other Reusing coins yesterday which I will be posting soon....
For many years this dynastic sestertius has been a personal 'dream' or 'grail' coin of mine. Thanks to @Jay GT4 for alerting me to the listing!...
Congrats on scoring an early rare one! Interesting to note, despite the rarity, yours is a different die pair than my example. [ATTACH]
As you already know, I purchased several coins from Olding with this old pedigree. They arrived with the catalogue, yours should as well.
Thanks Jay. The reverse reads 'GENI' - perhaps what you see is a trick of the light in the photo.
Solid example Jay! Nice contrasting colours. Oh, what the heck, a perfect excuse to show mine. [ATTACH]
I'm glad to hear it is indeed a column! Congrats on your find.
Of course the drapery's design is not the result of a worn die, I just believe that worn die has given the coin the characteristics we now see -...
As an exercise in pareidolia it's a column. Once one is primed to 'see' something, that is what you will 'see'. IMHO, it's drapery that is...
A week or so ago I shared this as of Vespasian with the 'Altar' reverse from Lyon. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/vespasians-providence.339510/...
It would help if the coin was removed from the flip so the legend can be read to get a precise RIC number. If you're just wanting a general ID -...
Spain seems to be the new Bulgaria for ancient coins.
Since I collect only one dynasty of the Twelve Caesars mine is a simple task: they are organised/categorised by RIC for imperials, RPC for...
NB: The BM's specimen looks very similar to your coin. [ATTACH]
Yup. I have a few early Titus as Augustus denarii that look like Vespasian. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Apparently it took a week or so for a few...
An exceptional portrait! Certainly one of the first denarii struck for Vespasian at Rome. I believe this Pax type along with the Aequitas and...
Should be new RIC 243 (C3).
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