Anyone with even a passing awareness of Flavian coinage (whether it be in silver or bronze) will know the importance of Pax as a reverse theme....
No. It was a new reverse design the mint struck during Domitian's final year as emperor. We shall never know if it was intended as a regular type.
Rare for the Pax type, bare head or not! Very common for the other types of the issue (oxen, eagle on base). [ATTACH] Vespasian AR Denarius,...
Here is RIC 853. ;) [ATTACH]Vespasian AR Denarius, 3.41g Rome mint, 76 AD Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, bare, l. Rev: PON...
Happy Birthday @Bing!
Indeed rarer in trade than the frequency rating indicates (of course it samples museum collections, giving a skewed picture). Congrats!
On this date in 96 AD Domitian was assassinated in a palace plot. [ATTACH]Domitian AR Denarius, 3.42g Rome mint, 96 AD Obv: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG...
It probably didn't help that the same engraver who did the obverse portrait likely did the Isis bust as well! She looks like Vespasian's sister.
This seems to be the proper place to show this. A snapshot from the documentary Pompeii - Disaster Street. [ATTACH] Hosted by Pompeii's site...
Finding attractive Alexandrian bronzes can sometimes be a challenge. Many come worn or in substandard condition. I was quite happy to have...
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG Rev: PON MAX TR P COS V RIC 702 (C). BMC 136. RSC 364. BNC 110.
Nice provenance!
On this date in 81 AD the emperor Titus died of 'natural' causes at the age of 41. His dying last words were 'I have made but one mistake'. Post...
Actually, I quite like it. The rarer Lugdunum variant. Nice.
Vespasian struck a vast bronze coinage in 71. It pretty much dominates his catalogue and dwarfs all his other issues. So, it's pretty significant...
Expresses the same meaning as 'S C' (by special decree of the Senate) but written out more fully.
A silver 'S C' coin. [ATTACH]Vespasian [Titus] AR Denarius, 3.08g Rome mint, 79-80 AD Obv: DIVVS VESPASIANVS AVGVSTVS; Head of Vespasian,...
It must've confused me as well when I typed the attribution! LOL It is fixed in the post now. Thank you.
My latest arrival has a most fetching portrait of Domitian from his youth. He was in his early 20s and in the prime of life and perhaps not so...
I'm so glad you were able to land one of these Andrew! It's certainly one of my favourite types struck for Domitian on the cistophori. Here's my...
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