New arrival - Vespasian

One of three coins that landed today. Coin is better in hand.

Vespasian, AD 69-79
AE As
27mm, 10.6g, 6h
Rome mint
AD 71
Obv.: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III; Laureate head right.
Rev.: AEQVITAS AVGVSTI; Aequitas standing left with sceptre and scales / S-C
Reference: RIC II 482, p. 73

Feel free to pile on with your Vespasians

 

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Very nice, Pish.

 

Great portrait and coin as a whole.


Vespasian (69 - 79 A.D.)
AR Tetradrachm
ANTIOCH, SYRIA, 69 A.D.
O: AVTOKPATWP KAICAP CEBACTOC OVECPACIANOC, laureate head right
R: ETOYC NEOY IEPOY A, Eagle standing left on club, palm branch in left field.
23mm
14.4g
RPC 197


Vespasian (69 - 79 A.D.)
Alexandria, Egypt
Billon Tetradrachm
O.: AΥTOK KAIΣ ΣEBA OΥEΣΠAΣIANOΥ, laureate head right, date LB before.
R.: EIPHNH, Eirene standing left, branch in right, caduceus in left.
12.01g,
24mm
Ref.: RPC II 2411, BMC 232, Dattari 357

 

Thanks Mat, Vespasian is becoming a favourite. I only have a couple of fairly poor denari of his and this coin.

 

that's a nice lookin' as...the colors are great pish.

here's my same ol' rough lookin' vespassian as...

 

Chris that is a great patina, I love the nose

 

I parted with my decent denarius earlier this year since I had gotten those two Tets., which I prefer.

 

I find it hard to part with any of my coins. Even my"grot" tub to put on ebay is gathering dust.

 

Doesn't bother me too much. I usually do "one comes in, one goes out" system unless it's special via the reverse or random like a provincial.

These tets are different since one is Alexandria and other is Antioch and I didn't feel the need to keep the denarius since it was rome.

For me the system helps me get other coins I would like to have or to put towards higher $ ones.

 

We have seen several Vespasian tetradrachms of Alexandria. I have none. This is from Antioch with gamma where Mat's has delta.

 

Nice looking portrait Doug. I love it.

 

I think I recognize that coin. Was that from JA's auction? Awesome patina on that one. I love it

 

You are correct Sallant.

 

I thought the same. Had I the money to spend I would've given you a run for it Pish. Very nice pick there.

 

Very nice obverse portrait, especially the large bust. Not overly smoothed, and full legends too! A lot of Vespasian's portraits can be quirky and not all that artistic, but this one's a keeper. Good acquisition!

 

Lovely example Pish! If I collected bronze, that would be the type of coin I would go after.

Here my denarius with Aequitas. Struck around the same time as your As.


Vespasian
AR Denarius
Rome Mint, 69-70 AD
RIC 21 (C), BMC 17, RSC 94a
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: COS ITER TR POT; Aequitas, draped, standing l., holding scales in r. hand, transverse rod in l.

 

Wow, that portrait is almost photographic. Did he really say "Oh, I think I am becoming a god" or did it come from a play?

 

Nice @Pishpash ! You had an EXCELLENT day today! Well done.

My Vespasians...


Roman Imperial
Vespasian 69-79 CE
AR Denarius
Jupiter Sacrificing



Roman Imperial
Vespasian 69-79 CE
AE Dupondius
Felicitas stdg caudices cornucopia

 

It comes from Suetonius, so who knows if it is true or not! Regardless, it makes a nice epitaph.

 

Ah! I had read it somewhere, Mary Beard I think. I couldn't find the reference afterwards.