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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 3114295, member: 82616&quot;]Vespasian died of a stomach ailment at Reate, Italia 1,939 years ago today. Considered one of the &#039;good&#039; Twelve Caesars by Suetonius, he did much to restore the empire after the disastrous Year of the Four Emperors and set it on a successful course for the next 150 years.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]790791[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Vespasian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.08g</p><p>Rome mint, 71 AD</p><p>RIC 49 (R2). BMC p. 14 note. RSC 643 var.</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: No legend. Vespasian laureate, standing in triumphal quadriga r., horses pacing, holding branch in r. hand and sceptre in l.</p><p>Acquired from Ephesus Numismatics, December 2005.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse celebrates Vespasian and Titus&#039; joint Judaean Triumph at Rome in 71, probably one of Vespasian&#039;s proudest moments. I believe this would be one of Vespasian&#039;s favourite reverses.</p><p><br /></p><p>This triumphal type is normally encountered from Antioch, this is the very rare Rome mint version. Why it wasn&#039;t struck in vast numbers at Rome is a mystery.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please share you favourite coins of Vespasian.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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