When I first started collecting I was
buying coins willy-nilly with little thought as to any sort of order. After I sort of homed in on what I decided to stick with, everything else sort of went to the
side.
Today I was doing my bi-monthly
bronze disease check when I happened upon this guy that I
had forgotten about. I got this one and a
Hadrian sest a couple years back from a local dealer and the only thing that I have done with it since was slap some
ren wax on and throw it in a baggie! When I saw it today I remembered why I bought it to begin with. Harsh cleaning not withstanding, it
still is the best early imperial bronze that I own! The legends are beautiful, and the
bust, although worn, is
still nice to look at. I just now attributed it and it is even
rare per RIC ( not that it means much now a days! lol)...I wonder what else I have gathering dust!
Enjoy,
Chris
Drusus AE As, struck under
Titus (restoration issue), 80-81 A.D. AE, 26.5mm 9.04g,
RIC II 216 (
Titus),
Cohen 6cf,
BMC 286
O: DRVSVS
CAESAR TI
AVG F DIVI
AVG N,
bare head left
R:
IMP T
CAES DIVI
VESP F AVG REST around large SC