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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2500711, member: 82616&quot;]When specialising, one can get stuck in the weeds with certain coins. My new acquisition is an interesting example of just that.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]530445[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Divus Vespasian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.26g</p><p>Rome mint, 79-80 AD</p><p>RIC T357 (C2) var., BMC T129 var., RSC 497 var.</p><p>Obv: DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: Capricorns, l. and r., crossed, supporting round shield inscribed S C : below, globe</p><p>Previously a jewellery mount piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>Struck after Vespasian&#039;s death by Titus, this type is more commonly found with the capricorns back to back with no tails, supporting a small shield. Here we see the capricorns crossed with tails, supporting a large shield. Curiously, RIC does not note this rare variant nor assign it a catalogue number.</p><p><br /></p><p>For comparison, this is my &#039;common&#039; type.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]530447[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>(Those of you who were shopping for ancient coins on the web a dozen years ago or more will recognise the seller&#039;s image.)</p><p><br /></p><p>IMHO, the two reverses are different enough from one another to deserve their own RIC numbers. Or, conversely, did I get stuck in the weeds?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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