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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2861010, member: 82616&quot;]Wonderful coins all. This mini celebration of Vespasian is of course close to my heart.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some of my favourite portraits.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]681274[/ATTACH] AR Denarius, 3.41g</p><p>Rome mint, 76 AD</p><p>RIC 853 (R2), BMC p. 34 note, RSC 374</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, bare, l.</p><p>Rev: PON MAX TR P COS VII; Pax, bare to the waist, seated l., holding branch extended in r. hand, l. hand on lap</p><p>Ex Private Collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]681277[/ATTACH] </p><p>AR Denarius, 3.21g</p><p>Rome mint, 79 AD</p><p>RIC 1058 (C), BMC 251, RSC 554</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, l. </p><p>Rev: TR POT X COS VIIII; Capricorn l. : below, globe</p><p>Ex Berk 138, 1 June 2004, lot 224.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]681276[/ATTACH] </p><p>AR Denarius, 3.24g</p><p>Uncertain Western Mint, 69-70 AD</p><p>RIC 1345 (R2), BMC - , RSC -</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVGVSTV; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: LIBERTAS PVBLICA; Libertas stg. l., with pileus and rod</p><p>Ex Pecunem 41, 6 March 2016, lot 675.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]681278[/ATTACH]AR Denarius, 2.64g</p><p>Ephesus mint, 71 AD</p><p>RIC 1422C (R2), BMC - , RSC - , RPC -</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: CONCORDIA AVG; Ceres std. l., on ornate high-backed chair, with corn ears and poppy and cornucopiae; in exergue BY</p><p>Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]681279[/ATTACH] </p><p>AR Denarius, 3.32g</p><p>Ephesus mint, 71 AD</p><p>RIC 1424 (R3), BMC - , RSC - , RPC 827 (1 spec.)</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: LIBERI IMP AVG VESPAS; Titus and Domitian veiled, togate, stg. front (heads l.), each with patera; below, BY mint mark</p><p>Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]681283[/ATTACH]</p><p>AR Denarius, 3.59g</p><p>Antioch mint, 72-73 AD</p><p>RIC 1547 (R2), BMC 498, RSC 588, RPC 1921 (2 spec.)</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, l.</p><p>Rev: VICTORIA AVG; Victory stg. r., on globe, with wreath and palm</p><p>Ex Nomos Obolos 7, 9 July 2017, lot 313.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]681285[/ATTACH] AR Tetradrachm, 11.50g</p><p>Antioch mint (for Cyprus), 75-76 AD</p><p>RPC 1801 (16 spec.)</p><p>Obv: AYTOKPATΩP OYЄCΠACIANOC KAICAP; Head of Vespasian, laureate, l.</p><p>Rev: ЄTOYC NЄOY IЄPOY H; Zeus Salaminios standing facing, holding patera in r. hand, l. hand resting on a short sceptre; eagle on l. arm</p><p>Acquired from Herakles Numismatics, February 2015.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]681286[/ATTACH]</p><p>AR Tetradrachm, 14.97g</p><p>Antioch mint, 69-70 AD</p><p>RPC 1954 (20 spec.)</p><p>Obv: AYTOKPA OYEΠACIANOC KAICAP CЄBACTOC; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: ЄTOYC NЄOY IЄPOY B; Eagle with wreath in beak standing, l. on club; in l. field, palm branch</p><p>Acquired from Athena Numismatics, August 2014.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]681287[/ATTACH] </p><p>AR Tetradrachm, 12.56g</p><p>Alexandria mint, 69 AD</p><p>RPC 2403 (9 spec.)</p><p>Obv: AYT TIT ΦΛAYI OYEΣΠAΣIAN KAIΣ; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r., date LA before neck</p><p>Rev: PΩMH; Roma standing l., with spear and shield</p><p>Ex Roma E16, 28 February 2015, lot 268.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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