Vitellius or Vespasian? Round Two

Never would have guessed!
One explanation could be that old dies cut for Vitellius were used?

 

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thank you, thank you... now.. where's muh prize? really tho, makes one think of how die makers came up with new dies for new emperors and how soon.

 

Wow, that's definitely a very Vitellius-y portrait!

 

Titus and Vespasian look very much alike, and for good reason. Sometimes, reading the legends on the coin is the only way I can distinguish them.

 

We rock, @gregarious! I agree, we should get a prize.

 

I will go #4. But a hard one to pick.

 

we can pick'em Severus

 

that would be a runner up AA. it was #1.

 

Of course, now we're going to totally blow it on the next one...

 

..if we're invited to the next one....

 

I could've cheated and read the early part of the thread, LOL didn't realize he had already posted the winner.

 

No, most don't. Although I have noticed this type does generally have portraits that are very unVespasianic looking. It had to have been struck very early in the reign.

Here is my other example of the type for comparison.

 

Ouch, damn I was wrong. Gee like thats a first. (millionth)
Seriously though it is a good little test I was pretty sure it was 3.

 

It's a possibility. To be honest, Vespasian portraits that look like Vitellius are rare. There are more than a few that have Vitellian traits, but the above coin with its flat out Vitellian portrait is the exception, not the rule.

 

lol, yeah, my 1st response was" there's an honest person"

 

that was sumpin along my thoughts too, maybe dies in the making converted over?!?