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<p>[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 3823781, member: 74968"]Actually, I think the obverse legend is: IMP CAES VESP AVG PM TP COS V CENS. The reverse figure is PAX standing left leaning on column, with caduceus and branch. The revers legend is PAX AVGVST. The addition of the TP makes this a rare legend variation for the type. Here is the problem, this legend variation should make this coin RIC 727. However, that type has a right facing bust and yours is left facing. It also cannot be RIC 728 because that type does not have the rare TP variation in the legend. What is interesting is that the combination of the left facing portrait and TP legend variation does occur but not with this reverse type. It occurs with the AEQVITAS AVGVST SC, PROVDEN, and VICTORIA AVGVST SC types.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yours is not listed in RIC. (David, you beat me to it, you posted as I was typing).</p><p><br /></p><p>That is a great find![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 3823781, member: 74968"]Actually, I think the obverse legend is: IMP CAES VESP AVG PM TP COS V CENS. The reverse figure is PAX standing left leaning on column, with caduceus and branch. The revers legend is PAX AVGVST. The addition of the TP makes this a rare legend variation for the type. Here is the problem, this legend variation should make this coin RIC 727. However, that type has a right facing bust and yours is left facing. It also cannot be RIC 728 because that type does not have the rare TP variation in the legend. What is interesting is that the combination of the left facing portrait and TP legend variation does occur but not with this reverse type. It occurs with the AEQVITAS AVGVST SC, PROVDEN, and VICTORIA AVGVST SC types. Yours is not listed in RIC. (David, you beat me to it, you posted as I was typing). That is a great find![/QUOTE]
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