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<p>[QUOTE="Nemo, post: 2694919, member: 58462"]A great upgrade David, I've been looking for an example from Antioch as well. The Neptune reverse is one of my favorites for Vespasian and Titus.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]605275[/ATTACH]</p><p>Vespasian. 69-79 AD. Denarius, 3.10g. 18mm. Lyon Mint, 70 AD.</p><p>O: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG TR P; Laureate head of Vespasian right.</p><p>R: COS ITER TR POT; Neptune standing left, foot on prow, holding dolphin.</p><p>- RIC 1109 (R), BMC 375 note, RSC 93.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]605276[/ATTACH]</p><p>Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.29 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck January-June AD 70.</p><p>O: Laureate head right, IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG.</p><p>R: Neptune standing left, with right foot on prow, holding dolphin and trident, COS ITER TR POT. - RIC 25 (R)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]605277[/ATTACH]</p><p>Titus as Caesar AR Denarius, Rome Mint, 72-73 AD, 18mm., 3.13g.</p><p>O: T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT; Titus, bearded, laureate, right.</p><p>R: NEP RED; Neptune standing left, right foot on globe, with acrostolium and sceptre</p><p>- RIC V366 (C), BMC V80, RSC 121</p><p>[ATTACH=full]605278[/ATTACH]</p><p>Titus. As Caesar, AR Denarius (19mm, 3.16 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 73.</p><p>O: Laureate bust right, T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT CENS.</p><p>R: Neptune standing left, with right foot on globe, nude except for cloak hanging down behind from shoulders, holding acrostolium and scepter, NEP RED.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unpublished with CENS in the obverse legend. This type, reported by Harry Sneh to the RIC authors, will be 528A in the RIC II Addenda. This coin is the ex-Moonmoth example mentioned in the Gemini X catalog describing lot 637.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Nemo, post: 2694919, member: 58462"]A great upgrade David, I've been looking for an example from Antioch as well. The Neptune reverse is one of my favorites for Vespasian and Titus. [ATTACH=full]605275[/ATTACH] Vespasian. 69-79 AD. Denarius, 3.10g. 18mm. Lyon Mint, 70 AD. O: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG TR P; Laureate head of Vespasian right. R: COS ITER TR POT; Neptune standing left, foot on prow, holding dolphin. - RIC 1109 (R), BMC 375 note, RSC 93. [ATTACH=full]605276[/ATTACH] Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.29 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck January-June AD 70. O: Laureate head right, IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG. R: Neptune standing left, with right foot on prow, holding dolphin and trident, COS ITER TR POT. - RIC 25 (R) [ATTACH=full]605277[/ATTACH] Titus as Caesar AR Denarius, Rome Mint, 72-73 AD, 18mm., 3.13g. O: T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT; Titus, bearded, laureate, right. R: NEP RED; Neptune standing left, right foot on globe, with acrostolium and sceptre - RIC V366 (C), BMC V80, RSC 121 [ATTACH=full]605278[/ATTACH] Titus. As Caesar, AR Denarius (19mm, 3.16 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Vespasian, AD 73. O: Laureate bust right, T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT CENS. R: Neptune standing left, with right foot on globe, nude except for cloak hanging down behind from shoulders, holding acrostolium and scepter, NEP RED. Unpublished with CENS in the obverse legend. This type, reported by Harry Sneh to the RIC authors, will be 528A in the RIC II Addenda. This coin is the ex-Moonmoth example mentioned in the Gemini X catalog describing lot 637.[/QUOTE]
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