Coin Contains Capricorns - Vespasian Silver Denarius with Capricorns AD 80-81

This weekend I got a Roman coin & a Greek coin so I’m a happy camper.

I liked this little Roman coin for all the reasons you guys have taught me.

• It has decent grade, style & eye appeal
• The obverse is well centered
• All legends are complete
• It has an interesting reverse
• It has animals for Steve (Capricorns)

VESPASIAN - Died A.D. 79
AR Denarius - Rome Mint
A.D. 80-81 - under Titus

2.85 grams, 18 mm.
Obv: Vespasian laurel head right DIVVS.AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS
Rev: S.C. on shield supported by globe and foreparts of two Capricorns back-to-back
Grade: a solid Very Fine coin with perfect obverse centering and clear legends. Reverse is only slightly off center including all design details.
Other: Commemorative coin struck by Titus after Vespasian’s death. Sear page 126 #811. From Eye Appealing Coins June 2014.


Post ‘em if you got ‘em.

 

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Sweet => yah, I was lookin' at one of these coins a while back when I ended-up buying that Dolphin & Anchor Titus (both coins are very cool) ... yah, I guess I still need to track-down a capricorn coin ...

=> congrats on another super-cool addition, C89 (bravo, brother)

 

You sure can find them C89, very nice coin..

 

Very nice. Great detail.

Careful when combining Steve and animals, especially goats.

 

A coin after my own zodiac. Nice addition!

 

that's a very cool coin collect, love the reverse.

 

Mine is not in that great condition but I do like the Augustus capricorn type.


Much smaller caps are found on one of several Septimius Severus legionary denarii that included capricorns on the standards. Some legions usually used them; some never; some part of the time. This one is LEG III ITAL.

 

Here is a fouree with capricorns:

 

Your fouree Denarius and my Denarius would make a great display together.

 

That's a fantastic new coin, Collect, for all the reasons that you mentioned.

Here's one that has a little capricorn playing with a globe on the reverse... clearly for the benefit of Augustus who favored the sign.



SAPAEN KINGS OF THRACE
Rhoemetalces I
AE28 (13.51g, 28mm)
Late 1st century BC - 12 AD.
RPC I 1708; Youroukova 182-4.
O: BASILEWS ROIMHTALKOU, Diademed head of Rhoemetalces and draped bust of Pythadoris, conjoined right.
R: KAISAROS SEBASTOU, Heads of Augustus, laureate, and Livia, conjoined right; to right, capricorn right, holding globe.

 

Better 14 months late than never:

17mm
3.33g