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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2429348, member: 82616&quot;]The Rome mint surprisingly turned out some decent portraits of the old man on occasion. Although, IMHO, the consistently best portraits are to be found from Ephesus.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding the silver content, the percentage of the silver bullion found in Vespasian&#039;s denarii is near 80%, the same as those previously struck under Vitellius at Rome but much lower than the issues struck for Augusutus through the reforms of Nero. The denarius remained at that low level until the reforms of Domitian in 82 when it was raised to around 99%, later reduced in 85 to 90%. Vespasian&#039;s silver fineness is actually quite low compared to the silver issues struck for other emperors of the first century!</p><p><br /></p><p>Your coin is a lovely example of the Jupiter type with a strong, bold portrait.</p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome back, it&#039;s nice to see another Flavian enthusiast here![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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