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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orfew, post: 7751985, member: 74968&quot;]First [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER] , I am glad you are feeling better. Secondly, I love your new coin. An interesting emperor and elephants?...Yes please.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is mine. Forum misattributed this coin as RIC 257 (Titus). It isn&#039;t. It is RIC 258 (Titus). The only difference is the use of VESP or VESPAS on the obverse. It is a divvs Vespasian issue which was another reason I wanted it. However, it was the presence of elephants that cinched it for me. Of course, I really liked the inclusion of a mahout for every elephant.</p><p><br /></p><p>Orichalcum sestertius, Rome mint, weight (34.6mm, 24.300g,&nbsp; die axis 180o),</p><p>Struck under Titus, 80 - 81 A.D.; </p><p>Obverse DIVO / AVG / VESPAS in three lines, S P Q R (Senatus Populusque Romanus - the Senate and the Roman people) in exergue, statue of Vespasian seated in an ornate quadriga of elephants right, each elephant with its own mahout, statue holds a scepter in right hand, Victory in left hand; </p><p>Rev: IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII, legend around large S C (Senatus Consulto); </p><p>RIC 258; BMCRE II 223.</p><p>Ex Numismatik Naumann auction 88 (5 Apr 2020), lot 1088 (part of); <b>rare</b>; </p><p>Purchased from Forum Ancient coins June 5, 2021</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1327496[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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