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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 4859679, member: 82616&quot;]Vespasian struck a vast bronze coinage in 71. It pretty much dominates his catalogue and dwarfs all his other issues. So, it&#039;s pretty significant when you can say a certain coin type is the commonest one struck for that large issue - such as my latest addition. As a Flavian collector I would feel sheepish not having one. </p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, it&#039;s worn, but I like the avuncular portrait.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1173482[/ATTACH] </p><p><b> Vespasian </b></p><p>Æ As, 9.69g</p><p>Rome mint, 71 AD</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: AEQVITAS AVGVSTI; S C in exergue; Aequitas stg. l., with scales and rod</p><p>RIC 286 (C2). BMC 601. BNC 575.</p><p>Acquired from CGB.fr, September 2020.</p><p><br /></p><p>This Aequitas type struck during Vespasian&#039;s great bronze issue of 71 proclaims the honest administration of public finances and that lapsed standards would be restored. Aequitas holding her scales and measuring rod was probably based on a cult image of the deity. She first shows up as an imperial virtue on the coinage under Galba, a virtue that Vespasian was eager to emulate. The type comes in two variants - one with S C in exergue as seen here, and the slightly less common S C low in field. Aequitas is easily the commonest type struck on the As for this issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>And here is the less &#039;common&#039; variant.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1173487[/ATTACH]<b>Vespasian</b> </p><p>Æ As, 9.19g</p><p>Rome mint, 71 AD</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: AEQVITAS AVGVSTI; S C low in field; Aequitas stg. l., with scales and rod</p><p>RIC 287 (C). BMC 600. BNC 576.</p><p>Acquired from eBay, October 2019.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do you have a coin that is <i>de rigueur</i>?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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