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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 4045921, member: 99456&quot;]After three weeks of travels, I came home to find this coin had arrived in the mail.&nbsp; I am hoping that some of CT&#039;s Flavian fans will add to or correct my write-up of this coin.&nbsp; I bought it for the Eastern portrait of Vespasian, and the turreted female portrait, who looks like she could be Vespasian&#039;s sister on the reverse. It also interested me as a coin that dates from the transition of power that took place in AD 69.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1061117[/ATTACH]</p><p>Having read [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER] &#039;s <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/missing-mintmark-mystery.344554/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/missing-mintmark-mystery.344554/">post on these coins</a>, I am uncertain about whether or not there is a symbol below the bust on the reverse, I find it hard to draw a conclusion even with what I see as a double die match in <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=720606" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=720606" rel="nofollow">this coin</a> (Edit: and another <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3286554" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3286554" rel="nofollow">obverse die match</a> that adds to the &quot;no mint mark&quot; hypothesis)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Vespasian</b> (AD 69-79), AR denarius, Ephesus, July-December 69, die axis 6 o&#039;clock</p><p><b>Obv:</b> IMP CAES VESPAS AVG, laureate head of Vespasian right</p><p><b>Rev:</b> PACI ORB — TERR AVG, turreted and draped female bust right, no [ATTACH=full]1061123[/ATTACH] below (?)</p><p><b>Size:</b> 15-18mm, 2.86g</p><p><b>Ref: </b>RIC 1397 (or maybe 1407 if there is a symbol there)</p><p><br /></p><p>In RIC 2 these are described as provincial coins rather than military mint because the coins continue to be minted into AD 70.&nbsp; Mucianus, governor of Syria in AD 67, played a role in promoting Vespasian to emperor.&nbsp; Mucianus from a noble family was initially not a fan of Vespasian, a tough commander with little family pedigree, however he came to respect him.&nbsp; Both were supporters of Otho and joined forces in AD 69 as Vitellius took control of Rome.&nbsp; This coin was minted in Ephesus and the mint possibly started up as Mucianus moved westward against Vitellius and Vespasian took control of Egypt and set up headquarters in Alexandria.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Share your coins from the year of four emperors and any additional insight or references for these denarii of Ephesus are appreciated.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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