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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 3240555, member: 82616&quot;]Every once in a while I come across a coin I just have to have. The strong portrait and beautiful dark chocolate patina of my latest acquisition wore down any feeble resistance I could have mustered. Never mind it&#039;s not rare. Never mind it&#039;s fairly worn.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]848179[/ATTACH]<b>Vespasian</b></p><p>Æ As, 10.37g</p><p>Lyon mint, 72 AD</p><p>RIC 1202 (C2). BMC 822.</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIAN AVG COS IIII; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.; globe at point of bust</p><p>Rev: S C in field; Eagle stg. front on globe, wings outstretched, head r.</p><p>Acquired from Felicitas Perpetua, October 2018.</p><p><br /></p><p>This iconic eagle on globe type copies a similar reverse struck under Tiberius for Divus Augustus. The connection to Augustus demonstrates Vespasian&#039;s worthiness as his successor. The type is fairly rare at Rome and more commonly found from the mint at Lugdunum (Lyon). It is almost exclusively reserved for the <i>as</i> issues at both mints. The coin was struck early in Vespaisan&#039;s reign when Lugdunum supported the main mint at Rome with bronze coinage for the western provinces.</p><p><br /></p><p>Post your coins that you couldn&#039;t resist.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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