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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 3044114, member: 82616&quot;]I&#039;m always happy to add one of these Eastern denarii to the collection and would be content just to specialise in them.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]760338[/ATTACH]<b>Vespasian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 2.59g</p><p>Ephesus mint, 70 AD</p><p>RIC 1409 (R2). BMC 442. RSC 66. RPC 818 (2 spec.).</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS II TR P P P; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: CONCORDIA AVG; Ceres std. l., on ornate high-backed chair, with corn ears and poppy and cornucopiae; in exergue, horizontal Φ</p><p>Acquired from Incitatus Coins, March 2018.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Ceres reverse type was consistently struck at Ephesus from 69 through 74. The elaborate high back throne Ceres is seated upon distinguishes it from the similar contemporary Rome issue of the type. This scarce Group 3 example features an imperfectly struck Φ mintmark.</p><p><br /></p><p>For comparison, here is one from Rome. Notice the differences?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]760339[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Vespaisan</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.10g</p><p>Rome Mint, 72-73 AD</p><p>RIC 357 (C2). BMC 65. RSC 74.</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: CONCORDIA AVGVSTI; Concordia, draped, seated l., holding patera extended in r. hand and cornucopiae in l.</p><p>Acquired from Neptune Numismatics, January 2006.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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