Let me try this one more time with my 'o' mint eagle/altar coins included. Symmetrically more pleasing.
wow, that's a cool flavian eagle flock DA, i didn't know you had that many! here my one and only flavian eagle, i picked this up to fill my titus gap...the eagle was just a cool bonus to me.
I've got a couple of ancients sporting an eagle, including my only Vespasian. Ptolemy III AE38. "E" between eagle's legs. Sear 7815, Svoronos 974
@David Atherton , I love watching you uncover new and rare things but I can't help but wonder if you are imagining the thunderbolt on this coin. Are you sure that's a thunderbolt and if so, what makes it a thunderbolt rather than just a... line.
You're correct, there isn't a thunderbolt on that example and rarely do they show one. Ted Buttrey's updated description of the type covers both those with and without a thunderbolt - 'Eagle head l. (or r.) standing on thunderbolt, on Altar. Very uncommon with thunderbolt showing' (emphasis mine). Initially, he was going to give each variant their own RIC number, but in the end felt it would be too complicated.
1st post as I have never had to think about this before. My daughter came in from the shop and had found this coin. I searched Google and found similar coins on this thread. Is this real and/or worth anything. Thanks for any replies to this message.
It looks authentic from the image, but as far as value I'll let @David Atherton reply to that. He's our resident expert on all things Flavian.
Maybe some will be able to see better than I, but looks like "WRL" stamped on the obv. :/ on my phone and can't see it well.
You are correct. There is a "WRL" on the obverse. Not good news for you @Skinny1. "WRL" on a coin indicates that the coin is a reproduction created by Westair Reproductions Limited.
Unfortunately it is indeed a modern reproduction. A genuine example can easily be obtained, they are not all that rare.
Some of my Ancient EAGLES: PERSIS: PERSIS Darius I 2nd C BCE Obol King’s hd r in satrapal head-dress topped by eagle SCARCE - Fire altar S6200 o-r AKRAGAS: Sicily Akragas AE Onkia 16mm 3.8g 425-406 BCE Eagle r fish fly - Crab conch SNG ANS 1062 var MOESIA: Moesia Istros AR Drachm 19mm 5.9g 4th C BCE Facing male hds inverted - Sea Eagle dolphin K Rausch 19 17 PTOLEMY EGYPT: Egypt Ptolemy II 285-274 BC AE Obol 20mm 6.7g Alex III Eagle Tbolt SV 601 IMPERATORIAL: RImp Marc Antony AR Den 32-31 BC Leg III Ship Eagle Standards S 1479 Cr 544-15 REPUBLIC: RR Anon AE Sextans 217-215 BCE She-Wolf Twins Eagle Syd 95 Cr 39-3 S 609 EMPIRE: RI Nero AR Tetradrachm 54-68 CE Eagle MAMERTINE: Sicily Mamertini 288-278 BCE AE Pentonkion Mars-Eagle Mercenary Samnites Messana MAKEDON: Makedon Amyntas III 393-369 BC Herakles lion skin Eagle Serpent SNG ANS 100ff