Vespasian AE As. Aequitas

Vespasian AE As. 76 AD, 11.3g, 27mm

OBV: IMP CAESAR VESP AVG COS VII, Laureate head right.

REV: AEQVITAS AVGVST S-C, Aequitas standing left, holding scales & rod.

REF: RIC II 890 (Second Edition), Cohen 4.

I just got this coin in a couple days ago. Picked this one up for $15 including shipping.

 

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$15?? => cha-ching, my friend!!

A sweet, big, meaty Vespasian for the cost of a small pizza (winna-winna-chicky-dinna!!)

 

Sadly, I only have one example of this dude ... it's a poor photo of a denarius (maybe you've seen it 100 times?)

 

Ancient coin + cheap price + good detail? What could be wrong with that? Congrats.

 

I have never taken a satisfactory photo of mine. It looks better than this so I should try, try again. Rough, dark and shiny are not good together whe it comes to photos.

 

nice bargain bin score GG. this one cost me about the same, in similar condition..spes reverse.

 

Nice deal! My only As of Vespasian

 

Good pick up Gil! Sadly this one isn't in my possession yet...maybe today? Here's my modest contribution:


I don't attribute my coins until they are in hand because I have fun doing it. Don't spoil my fun!

 

Haha. While I can understand doing that to save the fun until later. I attribute mine almost right away before purchasing.

 

Well, the seller had an attribution. I keep theirs but I wait to add it to my records until I have the coin and can verify it. I arm myself with my scale, calipers, magnifying glass, notebook, and computer and get down to it. It's fun for me.

 

Yep...it showed up today along with some books! And it looks sssooooo much better in hand too! The black spots on the reverse is the only obvious blemish, the rest some slight porosity. The books will be a nice read as I lay around.

 

They almost always do. You get to lay around? I'm jealous.

 

Ya it's awesome! And I have a bottle of Percocet to take the edge off. All you have to do is get two hernias repaired!

 

No thank you. I'll do the yard work instead. Hope you recuperate fast.

 

Haha, thanks. My stomach hurts...

 

Great coins everyone. Steve, your denarius gots da blues. I refuse to believe it's really that color. Here's a corrected image...

 

Love the posts!!!! And you can never go wrong with a nice, attractive bronze at a great price Gil.

Currently, despite efforts to the contrary, my only example of Vespasian; Denarius with caduceus reverse:

 

VESPASIAN
Æ Dupondius
OBVERSE: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M T P COS V CENS, radiate head left
REVERSE: FELICITAS PVBLICA S-C, Felicitas standing facing, head left, holding caduceus & cornucopiae
Struck at Rome, 74AD
10.2g, 28mm
RIC 716, (RIC [1962] 555), Cohen 152, BMC 698
Ex: J.Q. Adams


VESPASIAN
Æ Diobol
OBVERSE: AYTOK KAIΣ ΣEBA OYEΣΠAΣIANOY, laureate head right
REVERSE: LE, Draped bust of Isis right wearing uraeus crown
Struck at Alexandria, Egypt, Year 5 = 72/73 A.D
9.15 g, 24.9mm
RPC 2438; Milne 427; Emmett 217
Ex Zuzim Judaea Coins, New York

 

Here is a rather rare Aequitas As.


Vespasian / Aequitas As
Vespasian AE/As, 27 mm 10.05, Rome mint struck 73 AD
O: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M T P COS IIII CENS, Laureate head left
R: AEQVITAS AVGVST / S - C, Aequitas standing left, scales in right, cornucopia in left
-RIC 588 (R), BMCRE unlisted, BNF unlisted

 

Very nice coins guys. Right now I have 3 Vespasian As and one Dupondius but not a denarius as of yet.