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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jay GT4, post: 3012068, member: 88526&quot;]Very nice! The obverse is slightly double struck.&nbsp; Different dies from mine.</p><p><br /></p><p>It commemorate&#039;s the Judean triumph of Vespasian.&nbsp; Josephus mentions the spectacular horse Domitian was riding.&nbsp; Here&#039;s mine with notes</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]747123[/ATTACH]</p><p>CAES AVG F DOMIT COS II</p><p>Laureate head of Domitian right</p><p><br /></p><p>No legend</p><p>Domitian on horseback prancing left, right hand raised, holding human-headed (helmet) sceptre in left</p><p><br /></p><p>Rome 73 AD</p><p><br /></p><p>3.25g</p><p><br /></p><p>Rare</p><p><br /></p><p>Sear 2627</p><p>RIC 680 (C)</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex-Forum</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse depicts Domitian participating in the Judaea Capta triumph of 71 A.D. He is, as Josephus described him, riding alongside in magnificent apparel and mounted on a horse that was itself a site worth seeing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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