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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jay GT4, post: 3240599, member: 88526&quot;]Great coin and the patina is gorgeous.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s mine.&nbsp; I bought it not so much for the coin but for the provenance.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]848200[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>RIC 1237 Vespasian</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS VIII PP</p><p>Laureate head of Vespasian right</p><p><br /></p><p>SC</p><p>Eagle standing facing on globe, head right, wings spread</p><p><br /></p><p>Lugdunum mint </p><p><br /></p><p>77-78 AD</p><p><br /></p><p>8.77g</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>RIC 1237 (C3); Sear 2362</p><p><br /></p><p>From the collection of Gordon Wyatt Goldfinch (1895-1918) of Elfindale Road, London.</p><p>With hand written old ticket citing #209 collection number.</p><p>Ex-Artancient Ltd.</p><p><br /></p><p>Private Goldfinch was a passionate collector of Imperial Roman coinage. His personal catalog of coins dates to August 1910 when he was just 15 years of age. Goldfinch volunteered for service in 1914 with the 2nd London Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. He died in service on March 28th, 1918 at the age of 23.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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