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Offline David Atherton

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Germania Capta!
« on: March 19, 2020, 12:04:51 am »
Last year I purchased a rare variant of Domitian's Germania Capta sesterii. It's a decent coin but quite worn. I've always wanted a better example of this iconic Flavian type (i.e. one in which the legends can be read in full) and finally made good on that wish last week.  https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-161439

The coin came slabbed and I was very eager to crack it out!


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Re: Germania Capta!
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2020, 07:45:50 am »
RIC 351 was my first example of the type too; I remember how much excited I was when I had it in hand!

It's not in the gallery, yet I've just checked it and it could be from the same obverse die.

Alberto


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Re: Germania Capta!
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2020, 08:42:19 am »
RIC 351 was my first example of the type too; I remember how much excited I was when I had it in hand!

It's not in the gallery, yet I've just checked it and it could be from the same obverse die.

Alberto



Thanks Alberto, but this is my second example of the type. I previously acquired the much rarer variant RIC 397.

I hope you are doing well over there in Italy.

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Re: Germania Capta!
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2020, 09:06:55 am »
Very nice David. Congrats on adding this lovely piece.

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Re: Germania Capta!
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2020, 09:12:16 am »
A great coin David

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Re: Germania Capta!
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2020, 10:02:50 am »
RIC 351 was my first example of the type too; I remember how much excited I was when I had it in hand!

It's not in the gallery, yet I've just checked it and it could be from the same obverse die.

Alberto



Thanks Alberto, but this is my second example of the type. I previously acquired the much rarer variant RIC 397.

I hope you are doing well over there in Italy.

So far I have 4 issues out of the six listed in RIC, just missing 525 and 632. The latest would be very hard to get since is R3.

I'm fine here, thanks.

Most of the time I'm locked indoors or in my garden, as required by the containment measures.

I only miss my grandchildren very much.

Alberto

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Re: Germania Capta!
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2020, 10:50:57 am »
very nice piece i bet its better in hand
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Re: Germania Capta!
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2020, 09:03:38 pm »
Quote from: okidoki on March 19, 2020, 10:50:57 am
very nice piece i bet its better in hand


Yes it is.


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Re: Germania Capta!
« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2023, 02:12:47 pm »
Hi all,

 i am digging up this tread hoping to reach germania capta sestertius fans! Yesterday I won an auction lot which includes a nice exemplar of germania capta sestertius. Identifying it more closely back at home, i noticed that the legend is different than all exemplar visible on the web. Mine has a cos xiiii legend which corresponds to ric.632. I have not found yet any other ric.632 coin on the web. Any of you has one for reference?
Best regards from Paris!

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Re: Germania Capta!
« Reply #9 on: April 20, 2023, 04:08:19 pm »
Great coin Ced. 

RIC 632 is rated R3 which means only one specimen was known to the author. O for Ashmoleon Museum, University of Oxford collection

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Re: Germania Capta!
« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2023, 06:10:54 pm »
Thanks a lot Jay for your reply. That makes that coin even more interesting than I though initially, when i saw it amongs this 6 coins lot!

 

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