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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 7466763, member: 82616&quot;]Sometimes you wait for a coin type in vain, other times Fortuna surprises you! This Vespasian Lugdunese denarius is one I&#039;ve patiently sought out for over a decade. A personal white whale* if you will. A fellow collector was recently able to help me acquire this fantastically rare specimen.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1293355[/ATTACH]</p><p><b> Vespasian </b></p><p>AR Denarius, 2.98g</p><p>Lyon Mint, 71 AD</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG TR P; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: IVDAEA; Palm tree; to r., Judaea std. r., hands bound behind</p><p>RIC 1118 (R2). BMC Spec. acquired 1980. RSC 231. BNC 298. Hendin 1487.</p><p>Acquired from eBay, April 2021.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lugdunum produced a small issue of undated denarii in 71 which copied contemporary Rome mint types. Curiously, this is the only Judaea Capta denarius reverse the Lugdunum mint duplicated from Rome. The depiction of a bound personification of Judaea is similar to the unique IVDAEA DEVICTA denarius type from this same issue. Very rare at Rome, this Lugdunese variant is exceedingly so and scarcely shows up in trade.</p><p><br /></p><p>*A word about terminology here. I&#039;ve noticed that the terms &#039;white whale&#039; and &#039;grail&#039; often gets muddled and confused. A &#039;white whale&#039; should be a coin that is a personal obsession, one that may or not be rare but rigorously pursued. A &#039;grail&#039; on the other hand could also be rare but is commonly recognised by the community as an important piece, a cornerstone coin. At any rate, that&#039;s how I apply both terms.</p><p><br /></p><p>Post your &#039;white whales&#039;, worn or otherwise.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1293356[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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