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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 6595910, member: 82616&quot;]I got this coin rather cheap on eBay last month, just a little under $40. However, I recognised it was not just another worn and dirt common Vespasian as.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1265843[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Vespasian</b></p><p>Æ As, 7.20g</p><p>Rome mint, 76 AD</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR VESP AVG COS VII; Head of Vespasian, laureate, l.</p><p>Rev: S C in field; Spes stg. l., holding flower</p><p>RIC 895 (R). BMC -. BNC -.</p><p>Acquired from eBay, February 2021.</p><p><br /></p><p>An <i>extremely</i> rare left facing portrait variant of the common COS VII Spes struck in 76. The right facing variant of this COS VII Spes is considered by RIC (p. 51) to be the single most common bronze coin struck for Vespasian. The left facing portrait is another story! RIC cites only Berlin for the left facing variant, although the catalogue&#039;s authors Carradice and Buttrey must have known of a few other specimens&nbsp; in order to assign it a frequency rating of just &#039;rare&#039;. Perhaps the rarity is a bit underrated. I could not locate any other specimens online either in trade or in a major collection. A truly scarce coin!</p><p><br /></p><p>I love these overlooked gems. It&#039;s like digging for gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post your overlooked and/or unassuming rarities.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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