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<p>[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 4111799, member: 82616"]Andrew, those are both lovely coins. The worn RIC 1400 on the left is my favourite - it's rarer and in better style than the other coin. Proof that superior condition isn't always better. </p><p><br /></p><p>And speaking of style, this is one of my favourite Ephesians in my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1067244[/ATTACH]<b>Vespasian</b> </p><p>AR Denarius, 3.32g</p><p>Ephesus mint, 71 AD</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>RIC 1424 (R3). BMC -. RSC -. RPC 827 (1 spec.). BNC -.</p><p>Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 4111799, member: 82616"]Andrew, those are both lovely coins. The worn RIC 1400 on the left is my favourite - it's rarer and in better style than the other coin. Proof that superior condition isn't always better. And speaking of style, this is one of my favourite Ephesians in my collection. [ATTACH=full]1067244[/ATTACH][B]Vespasian[/B] AR Denarius, 3.32g Ephesus mint, 71 AD Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r. Rev: LIBERI IMP AVG VESPAS; Titus and Domitian veiled, togate, stg. front (heads l.), each with patera; below, BY mint mark RIC 1424 (R3). BMC -. RSC -. RPC 827 (1 spec.). BNC -. Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection.[/QUOTE]
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