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<p>[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 6545588, member: 74968"]Now here is one I never thought I would get a chance to own. I only know of a few others one is in the Paris Museum and one is in the collection of our own [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER]. BMCRE references the Paris example. So I am guessing there are no examples in the British Museum either. There are 0 examples on OCRE and there are 4 on Acsearch. Maybe David could clear something up for me if he knows. Of the four on Acsearch 2 are from the collection of Harry Sneh. On his Forum page for his example he also cites from the collection of Harry Sneh. As unlikely as it seems I guess he must have owned 3 examples of this very rare coin. None of the 2 ex Sneh coins are David's coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had never heard of this auction house so I did not know what to expect. When the auction ended I checked the hammer price on the auction site I bought I had lost because the hammer price was more than my high bid. The thing is while I thought I was bidding was in Euro I guess the auction house converted this to Polish Zloty or PLN. The exchange rate was different on the date when I placed my bid from the auction than the ending early this morning.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wow that is the first time that has happened. I had just accepted the fact I had lost the coin when the email arrived. LOL</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So after all of that I am assuming that my coin is the 7th known example. </p><p><br /></p><p>This type was also struck for Vespasian, and while it is also rare, it is nowhere near as rare as the Titus.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have commented in earlier posts that Vespasian often struck coins that were throwbacks to the reign of Augustus. The speculation is that Vespasian was doing this as a way of saying happy days are here again. This reverse served a propagandistic purpose for the rule of Vespasian. It is also true that Augustus remained extremely popular for decades after his death and that Vespasian may have trying to use this popularity for his own purposes. This coin references a denarius for Augustus that also uses the Laurel trees.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post the coins you never thought you would have a chance to own.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The first coin is my Vespasian</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262493[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Vespasian (69-79). AR Denarius Rome. 74 CE</p><p>(18mm 3.07g)</p><p>Obv: Laureate head right; IMP CAES VESP AVG</p><p>Rev: COS V; 2 upright laurel trees.</p><p>RIC 681, BMC 133, RSC 110</p><p>Savoca 31st Blue Auction April 26, 2020. Lot 952</p><p><br /></p><p>And here is the Titus </p><p><br /></p><p>Titus as Caesar AR denarius 74 CE</p><p>Obv: Head laureate right; T CAESAR IMP VESP</p><p>Rev: COS III across field; 2 laurel trees upright</p><p>RIC 690 [VESP]; BMC * p. 28 Note, RSC 47</p><p>Ex: Salon Numizmatyczny Mateusz Wójcicki (27/02/2021) Lot 3136</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262447[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 6545588, member: 74968"]Now here is one I never thought I would get a chance to own. I only know of a few others one is in the Paris Museum and one is in the collection of our own [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER]. BMCRE references the Paris example. So I am guessing there are no examples in the British Museum either. There are 0 examples on OCRE and there are 4 on Acsearch. Maybe David could clear something up for me if he knows. Of the four on Acsearch 2 are from the collection of Harry Sneh. On his Forum page for his example he also cites from the collection of Harry Sneh. As unlikely as it seems I guess he must have owned 3 examples of this very rare coin. None of the 2 ex Sneh coins are David's coin. I had never heard of this auction house so I did not know what to expect. When the auction ended I checked the hammer price on the auction site I bought I had lost because the hammer price was more than my high bid. The thing is while I thought I was bidding was in Euro I guess the auction house converted this to Polish Zloty or PLN. The exchange rate was different on the date when I placed my bid from the auction than the ending early this morning. Wow that is the first time that has happened. I had just accepted the fact I had lost the coin when the email arrived. LOL So after all of that I am assuming that my coin is the 7th known example. This type was also struck for Vespasian, and while it is also rare, it is nowhere near as rare as the Titus. I have commented in earlier posts that Vespasian often struck coins that were throwbacks to the reign of Augustus. The speculation is that Vespasian was doing this as a way of saying happy days are here again. This reverse served a propagandistic purpose for the rule of Vespasian. It is also true that Augustus remained extremely popular for decades after his death and that Vespasian may have trying to use this popularity for his own purposes. This coin references a denarius for Augustus that also uses the Laurel trees. Please post the coins you never thought you would have a chance to own. The first coin is my Vespasian [ATTACH=full]1262493[/ATTACH] Vespasian (69-79). AR Denarius Rome. 74 CE (18mm 3.07g) Obv: Laureate head right; IMP CAES VESP AVG Rev: COS V; 2 upright laurel trees. RIC 681, BMC 133, RSC 110 Savoca 31st Blue Auction April 26, 2020. Lot 952 And here is the Titus Titus as Caesar AR denarius 74 CE Obv: Head laureate right; T CAESAR IMP VESP Rev: COS III across field; 2 laurel trees upright RIC 690 [VESP]; BMC * p. 28 Note, RSC 47 Ex: Salon Numizmatyczny Mateusz Wójcicki (27/02/2021) Lot 3136 [ATTACH=full]1262447[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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