Flavian Fanatic
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Professor of archeology, expert on the occult, and obtainer of rare antiquities. He/him.
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Domitian Temple of Jupiter Denarius flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2025/06/22/d...
Domitian Temple of Jupiter Denarius
Domitian fancied himself a builder. An attribute he was not shy to commemorate on his coinage.
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June 22, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Domitian Temple of Jupiter Denarius flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2025/06/22/d...
Rescuing the Roman People From 'Slavery' flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2025/03/30/r...
Rescuing the Roman People From ‘Slavery’
Vespasian issued this coin to help secure and legitimise his position as emperor.
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March 30, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Rescuing the Roman People From 'Slavery' flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2025/03/30/r...
A True Judaea Capta flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2025/03/12/a...
A True Judaea Capta
I submit that a no truer Judaea Capta coin can be found!
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March 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
A True Judaea Capta flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2025/03/12/a...
Getting Ready for the Secular Games flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2025/02/18/g...
Getting Ready for the Secular Games
Ancient coins sometimes commemorate events when physical evidence is lacking and help to flesh them out. Domitian’s Secular Games held in 88 AD is one such event.
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February 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Getting Ready for the Secular Games flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2025/02/18/g...
Vespasian, Sarapis, and a Three-Headed Dog flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2025/01/27/v...
Vespasian, Sarapis, and a Three-Headed Dog
An unusual reverse design for Flavian Alexandria.
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January 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Vespasian, Sarapis, and a Three-Headed Dog flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2025/01/27/v...
'Livia' Restored flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2025/01/08/l...
‘Livia’ Restored
One of the more memorable characters in I, Claudius gets the Flavian treatment.
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January 8, 2025 at 4:27 AM
'Livia' Restored flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2025/01/08/l...
A Domitianic Hermes Alexandrian Diobol flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2024/05/06/a...
A Domitianic Hermes Alexandrian Diobol
The portrait is rather stylish and the anatomically correct Hermes is icing on the cake!
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December 30, 2024 at 6:48 AM
A Domitianic Hermes Alexandrian Diobol flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2024/05/06/a...
Rebuilding the Temple of Jupiter flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2023/10/11/r...
Rebuilding the Temple of Jupiter
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December 27, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Rebuilding the Temple of Jupiter flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2023/10/11/r...
Behold! The New Emperor Domitian! flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2024/04/22/b...
Behold! The New Emperor Domitian!
Domitian’s early coinage, especially the bronze, at times can showcase some extraordinary examples of Flavian portraiture.
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December 24, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Behold! The New Emperor Domitian! flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2024/04/22/b...
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Following the takeover of Rome by Antonius Primus, the Senate recognised Vespasian as emperor #OnThisDay in 69
Vespasian - Wikipedia
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December 21, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Following the takeover of Rome by Antonius Primus, the Senate recognised Vespasian as emperor #OnThisDay in 69
A Titus Colosseum Sestertius flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2023/10/30/t...
A Titus Colosseum Sestertius
“As long as the Coliseum stands, Rome shall stand; when the Coliseum falls, Rome will fall; when Rome falls, the whole world will fall.”― Venerable Bede
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December 21, 2024 at 2:09 PM
A Titus Colosseum Sestertius flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2023/10/30/t...
A Rare Judaea Capta Sestertius From 77-78 AD flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2024/09/17/a...
A Rare Judaea Capta Sestertius From 77-78 AD
Lugdunum resurrects the tried and true Judaea Capta type for its 77-78 issue.
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December 20, 2024 at 4:09 PM
A Rare Judaea Capta Sestertius From 77-78 AD flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2024/09/17/a...
On Vespasian's coinage Victory is often seen standing on a prow. On the denarii, the prow is quite large, on the larger middle bronze coinage it is depicted much smaller. You'd think it would be the other way round!
December 19, 2024 at 2:23 PM
On Vespasian's coinage Victory is often seen standing on a prow. On the denarii, the prow is quite large, on the larger middle bronze coinage it is depicted much smaller. You'd think it would be the other way round!
A Unique RIC Plate Coin flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2024/11/11/a...
A Unique RIC Plate Coin
I’m absolutely gobsmacked over acquiring this utterly fantastic Vespasian denarius. I wanted it for several reasons: it’s a unique mule, RIC plate coin, ex Curtis Clay collection, in su…
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December 19, 2024 at 1:59 PM
A Unique RIC Plate Coin flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2024/11/11/a...
Temple of Isis Sestertius flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2024/10/07/t...
Temple of Isis Sestertius
‘The military, while night still reigned, had all marched out in companies and divisions, under their commanders, and had drawn up, not round the doors of the upper palace, but near the templ…
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December 18, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Temple of Isis Sestertius flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2024/10/07/t...
Rare Judaea Capta Bronze flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2024/12/09/r...
Rare Judaea Capta Bronze
This ‘Ephesian’ Judaea Capta small bronze struck for Titus Caesar is not often seen in trade and with only one specimen in the public collections, it’s one of the most elusive Jud…
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December 18, 2024 at 9:10 AM
Rare Judaea Capta Bronze flavianfanatic.wordpress.com/2024/12/09/r...