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<p>[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 6476400, member: 74968"]Hi, I won a great coin today and it is very rare. RIC lists 2 examples, one in Berlin and one from a H.J. Berk catalogue. Since this coin is very rare I would like to see a photo of the Berk coin to rule it out as mine. The list is Berk 83 from 26/10/1994 Lot 382.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now to the coin. It was of course misattributed. I think 60-75 percent of all of the Flavian denarii I have collected were misattributed. My copy of RIC was a great investment. I have been able to find many rarities this way. Some will take the attribution at face value. [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER] @JayGT4 and I have had a number of conversations about how important it is to check the dealer attributions when considering a bid or purchase. </p><p><br /></p><p>At first glance this seems to be just another from the pulvinar series for Domitian. However, this one is special because it is a group 3 denarius for Domitian's first year as Augustus. Group 2 and Group 3 denarii are all very rare. In fact there is only one group 3 denarius that is rated R. All the rest from both groups are R2 or R3. In this RIC, R3 means that only 1 example was known to the authors at the time of publication. My new acquisition is R2, very few known. </p><p><br /></p><p>I love the look of this coin.The portrait is awesome and that beard... </p><p><br /></p><p>If anyone is interested the grade is XF</p><p><br /></p><p>Domitian AR Denarius 81 CE (Group 3)</p><p>Obv: Head laureate right; IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG PM</p><p>Rev: Curule chair; above wreath; COS VII DES VIII PP</p><p>RIC 24 (R2), BMC P. 299; RSC 58a</p><p>Not in RIC plates</p><p>Stacks Bowers The February 2021 World Collectors Choice Online Auction Lot 71061 February 23, 2021</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1258677[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 6476400, member: 74968"]Hi, I won a great coin today and it is very rare. RIC lists 2 examples, one in Berlin and one from a H.J. Berk catalogue. Since this coin is very rare I would like to see a photo of the Berk coin to rule it out as mine. The list is Berk 83 from 26/10/1994 Lot 382. Now to the coin. It was of course misattributed. I think 60-75 percent of all of the Flavian denarii I have collected were misattributed. My copy of RIC was a great investment. I have been able to find many rarities this way. Some will take the attribution at face value. [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER] @JayGT4 and I have had a number of conversations about how important it is to check the dealer attributions when considering a bid or purchase. At first glance this seems to be just another from the pulvinar series for Domitian. However, this one is special because it is a group 3 denarius for Domitian's first year as Augustus. Group 2 and Group 3 denarii are all very rare. In fact there is only one group 3 denarius that is rated R. All the rest from both groups are R2 or R3. In this RIC, R3 means that only 1 example was known to the authors at the time of publication. My new acquisition is R2, very few known. I love the look of this coin.The portrait is awesome and that beard... If anyone is interested the grade is XF Domitian AR Denarius 81 CE (Group 3) Obv: Head laureate right; IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG PM Rev: Curule chair; above wreath; COS VII DES VIII PP RIC 24 (R2), BMC P. 299; RSC 58a Not in RIC plates Stacks Bowers The February 2021 World Collectors Choice Online Auction Lot 71061 February 23, 2021 [ATTACH=full]1258677[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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