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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2610639, member: 82616&quot;]That&#039;s a great coin! The Rome mint under Hadrian was tough to compete with, the OP coin sure gave it a good try.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a rare Eastern mint copy of a common Rome type.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]571057[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Vespasian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.32g</p><p>Antioch mint, 72-73 AD</p><p>RIC 1553 (R3), BMC - , RSC - , RPC -</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: AVGVR above TRI POT below; priestly implements</p><p>Ex Ibercoin Auction 18.1, 3 December 2014, lot 5106.</p><p><br /></p><p>And here is the common Rome version.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]571058[/ATTACH]<b>Vespasian</b> </p><p>AR Denarius, 3.50g</p><p>Rome mint, 72-73 AD</p><p>RIC 356 (C3), BMC 64, RSC 45</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: AVGVR (above) TRI POT (below); Priestly implements</p><p>Acquired from Nilus Coins, June 2004.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only way to tell them apart is by style. The Eastern mint denarius was misattributed from Rome and I got it for a song.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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