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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2211173, member: 82616&quot;]Happy belated Birthday Steve! </p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t really choose a favourite coin, but I can show you a recent favourite of mine.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432009[/ATTACH] </p><p>Vespasian</p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>Rome mint, 76 AD</p><p>RIC 853 (R2), BMC p. 34 note, RSC 374</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, bare, l.</p><p>Rev: PON MAX TR P COS VII; Pax, bare to the waist, seated l., holding branch extended in r. hand, l. hand on lap</p><p><br /></p><p>An extremely rare denarius from 76. Left facing, bare head, and COS VII combine to make this an exceptional coin. This is the 7th known specimen: Berlin, Paris, Gemini 2013, Curtis Clay 2010, Private collection, and ebay 2003 (RIC plate coin) are the other examples. All have the same obverse die, Clay 2010 and my coin are die pair matches. These bare portraits were struck with the Pax reverse in both 75 (unique) and in 76. Why the engraver chose an unlaureate bust is a mystery. Perhaps struck in error, which would explain why so few were minted.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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