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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 3265230, member: 82616&quot;]And just to illustrate how exceptional Jay&#039;s wreath is, here is a wreath on a denarius struck in Rome a few years later with a more democratic theme.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]859947[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Vespasian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.20g</p><p>Rome Mint, 73 AD</p><p>RIC 547 (C). BMC 103. RSC 516.</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES VESP AVG CEN; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: SPQR in wreath</p><p>Acquired from Ancient Coin Art, April 2006.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unlike at Ephesus, the type of wreath is not identified in RIC. Notice the branches(?) sticking out. BMCRE speculates they could be palms.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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