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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2345099, member: 82616&quot;]Awesome coin John. It&#039;s been discussed many times before, but one has to wonder if the engravers used magnifying lenses for something that small. Amazing detail.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s probably my favourite Flavian &quot;goat&quot; coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]476884[/ATTACH] <b>Vespasian</b></p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>Rome mint, 77-78 AD</p><p>RIC 977 (R), BMC 220, RSC 220</p><p>Obv: CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: IMP XIX in exergue; Goatherd std. l., milking goat l.</p><p><br /></p><p>The type was struck for Titus too.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]476885[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Titus as Caesar</b></p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>Rome Mint, July 77 AD - December 78 AD</p><p>RIC V985 (R), BMC V230, RSC 103</p><p>Obv: T CAESAR VESPASIANVS; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: IMP XIII in exergue; Goatherd std. l., milking goat l.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s an original type with an antiquarian air coined at a time when the Rome mint was recycling reverse themes from the past.</p><p><br /></p><p>And Domitian as Caesar struck this neat goat reverse under Titus.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]476889[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Domitian as Caesar</b></p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>Rome Mint, 80 AD</p><p>RIC T267(C), BMC T88, RSC 390</p><p>Obv: CAESAR DIVI F DOMITIANVS COS VII; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS; Goat standing l., in laurel-wreath[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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