First post on the ancients forum in a while. I don't spend as much time over here as I do on the world coins forum the passion you guys have is contagious. This post is entirely your fault. Actually, I have been looking for one of this type since someone shared one on this site a while back. It crosses over several of my areas of interest. It surprises me how wide a price range can be found on these. I bought this as a Davissons aftersale lot. Photo and description are from the seller. Divus Vespasian. Died A.D. 79. Æ sestertius. 25.15 gm. 33 mm. Rome mint. Struck under Titus, A.D. 80-81. Obverse: The deified Vespasian seated right, holding scepter and Victory, in cart drawn right by a quadriga of elephants with riders; DIVO AVG VESPAS in field right, SPQR in exergue Reverse: IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII around large S C. RIC II.1 258 (Titus). Very Fine; rich dark green patina; some light smoothing. Very rare. Includes collection envelope from the 1930s. Please share your elephant quadriga's or anything you feel like posting.
Yes. Divus Vespasian Æ Sestertius, 25.01g Rome mint, 80-81 AD Obv: DIVO AVG VESPAS above; S P Q R in exergue; Deified Vespasian std. r. holding sceptre and Victory in car drawn by four elephants with riders Rev: IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII; S C, large, in centre RIC 259 (R2). BMC -. BNC -. Acquired from Wallin Mynt, November 2019.
I have not gotten around to taking a new picture since it's "liberation", but I really like the big-nosed style on this one. Egypt, Alexandria. Trajan, AD 98-117. Æ Drachm (33mm, 26.60gm, 12h). Dated RY 15 (AD 111/112). Obv: AVT TPAIAN C-ЄB ΓERM ΔAKIK; Laureate bust of Trajan right, aegis on left shoulder. Rev: Trajan standing right, scepter in left hand, palm forward in right, in processional quadriga of elephants right; L-IE (date) in exergue. Ref: Emmett 462. Ex-Heritage.