There was some competition for this one. The reason is that this type is quite difficult to find. OCRE=0 Acsearch= 1 CNG=0 Fortum ancient coins=1 (we all know who owns that one) Yes it is worn and so is a bit rough. However, when the decision is to have a worn rarity or none at all I know what choice i would make. The obverse is a die match to the RIC example. Vespasian AR Denarius 79 CE (18mm 3.0g) Obv: Head laureate left; IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG Rev: CERES seated left with poppies corn ears and torch; TR POT X COS VIIII RIC 1063, BMC--; RSC--; Zeus Numismatics budget auction 12 lot #470 August 28, 2020
Nice coin, Andrew. Congrats on another winner find!!! LOL, you have so many rare or uncommon coins, that collectively, they are becoming more common than the mintage of US Cents.
The coin arrived and i was completely shocked! The actual coin does not look much like the seller's photo at all. Here is how it actually looks. The toning is just lovely.
