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  1. Eduard

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    Somewhere I have a denarius of Vespasian with a sow and her piglets on the reverse (can't find the pictures now or the coin right now).
    That is a coin which I find evocative of life and the common folk in the Roman Empire.

    Here are some of my other coins for Vespasianus.

    IMG_6035_opt.jpg IMG_6040_opt.jpg Vespasian sestertius-Fides-Obv - 1.jpg Vespasian sestertius-Fides-Rev - 1.jpg Vespasian denarius-Judaea-Obv - 1.jpg Vespasian denarius-Judaea-Rev - 1.jpg
     
    Eduard, Feb 11, 2017
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  3. Orfew

    Orfew Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus

    I have 2 coins of Vespasian. Both are denarii. RIC 685 and RIC 544. The first one os from the Engstrom collection and the second is from the Stefanelli collection.

    vesp ric 685.jpg
    vespasian ric 544.jpg
     
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  4. mcwyler

    mcwyler Active Member

    Fabulous. Vespasian was the man.
     
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  5. Deacon Ray

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    The toning on the Engstrom coin is beautiful!
     
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  6. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    Vespasian 12.jpg Vespasian 8.jpg Vespasian 5.jpg Vespasian 7.jpg Vespasian 11.jpg Vespasian 2.jpg Vespasian 3.jpg
     
    Bing, Feb 11, 2017
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  7. Smojo

    Smojo dreamliner

    I had a pug as a kid, a little beer and peanut butter he'd have us laughin for hours.
     
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  8. gregarious

    gregarious E Pluribus Unum

    aha! kinda like scotty and the enterprise lithium crystal power left... got sumpin.
     
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  9. dlhill132

    dlhill132 Member

    Deacon Ray, awesome new coin.

    Doug
     
    dlhill132, Feb 12, 2017
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  10. Mikey Zee

    Mikey Zee Delenda Est Carthago

    Wonderful posts everyone!!

    I'll post my example of that cool OP denarius...

    As a child growing up in Brooklyn, I LOVED visiting my relatives in upstate New York (the Saratoga area)---mountains, lakes and so much history...

    Vesoasian denarius-Ponmeriun.jpg
     
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  11. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    I have one of these, too.

    Vespasian COS ITER TR POT denarius.jpg
    Rome mint, AD 70 2.73 gm; 17.7 mm Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head, r. Rev: COS ITER TR POT, Pax seated l., holding branch and caduceus. Refs: RIC 10D; Sear 2285; BMCRE 26.

    Now where have I seen that reverse before?

    Trade Dollar.jpg
     
    Roman Collector, Feb 12, 2017
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