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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2560503, member: 82616&quot;]Most folks possessing a passing familiarity with Flavian denarii are aware of the Pegasus reverse struck for Domitian Caesar under Vespasian.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]551823[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Domitian Caesar</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.12g</p><p>Rome mint, 76 AD</p><p>RIC V921 (C2), BMC V193, RSC 47</p><p>Obv: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS; Head of Domitian, laureate, bearded, r.</p><p>Rev: COS IIII; Pegasus, standing r.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a very common type at Rome.</p><p><br /></p><p>My latest acquisition is a rare denarius of Vespasian struck at the infamous Eastern &#039;o&#039; mint. Oddly enough, it features Domitian Caesar&#039;s Pegasus reverse. The &#039;o&#039; mint copied contemporary types struck at Rome, evidently mixing them up among imperial family members. The Pegasus reverse at Rome is strictly a Domitian Caesar type, but the &#039;o&#039; mint struck it for Vespasian and Titus too. It&#039;s also not uncommon to find incorrect titles, however, the engraver got Vespasian&#039;s correct consular date on this coin!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]551828[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Vespasian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 2.78g</p><p>Ephesus(?) mint, 76 AD</p><p>RIC 1473 (R), BMC 482, RSC 114a, RPC 1451 (4 spec.)</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r., a small &#039;o&#039; mint mark below neck</p><p>Rev: COS VII above; Pegasus r.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are many unanswered questions concerning this mint. The location and reason for it striking a small issue of denarii in 76 are chief among them. To my mind, the most interesting question is why were the types and titles often mixed up incorrectly? RIC tentatively assigns the series to Ephesus. Would such a professional mint make so many errors? It&#039;s hard to square.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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