My latest addition is a highly coveted rarity! Vespasian AR Denarius, 2.80g Ephesus mint, 71 AD Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r. Rev: AVG in oak wreath, no mintmark RIC 1426(5A)1 (R2). BMC -. RPC -. BNC -. Acquired from Kornblum, May 2022. Ex Gorny and Mosch 216, 10 October 2013, lot 2968. Full discussion here: https://k321387.invisionservice.com/topic/102-no-mintmark-mystery/#comment-1313 Please check it out!
Thanks as usual David, your articles are always read! Could you please provide a link - either online or in print to The new RIC II.1 Addenda & Corrigenda Regards Klaus
The RIC II.1 A&C hasn't been published yet. I just have a working copy. Hopefully it will see some sort of online access soon!
Hi David - I found myself revisiting your post as I added a COS II (with mintmark) today. I am a fan of these portraits from Ephesus, circa AD 70. The strike weakness on the reverse shows the mint mark seen here from another coin:
