When I saw this rare As I could not believe it. I saw an example in the forum gallery of @David Atherton and knew that it is a very rare coin. I do not know how many are known but OCRE has 0 examples and the 1 on Forum Ancient Coins belongs to @David Atherton. Vespasian (69-79). Æ As Rome, AD 69-70. 26 mm. 9.4 gm. Obv: [imp] CAESAR VESPASIAN [AVG PM TRP], Laureate head r., wearing aegis. Rev: T ET DOM[ITIAN CAESARES PRIN IV]VENT S C, Titus and Domitian Caesars on horseback r. RIC II 64 (R2). Very Rare. Purchased from Praefectus coins August 2, 2020
I like the reverse.. nice on the rarity. I see you are selling off most of your 12 Caesar's set.. are you going completely Flavian in your collection focus or another direction?
Hi @Clavdivs Thanks for the question. Indeed I am selling off many of my 12 Caesars coins though I will always have a fondness for these and may grab them all again someday. I loved collecting them and had so much fun finding them and doing the research. I guess it was the research angle that led to my current passion for the Flavians. The more I read the more interested I became in that destiny. However it was not solely about a change of focus either. When I first started to collect the Flavians in earnest a few years ago I discovered that some fascinating coins could be had for not very much money. I found this attractive so I pursued the Flavians. I have also decided to broaden my collection a bit and add any other coins I happen to like to my collection. Not only is this fun, but it is necessary since my focus on rare Flavian denarii has meant that sometimes it is months before a target coin shows up on the market. Also, given what my collection is like now it is getting much more difficult to find rare coins I do not have. On top of that, there are some Flavian rarities which are far beyond my wallet. Again, thanks for your interest.
