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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orfew, post: 3331628, member: 74968&quot;]Just bought this one from Forum. this coin is all about the portrait. the speculation is that since this coin was minted before Vespasian returned from Judea to Rome to assume the rule of Rome, the engravers were working off of verbal descriptions of him. They therefore made modifications to portraits of Vitellius.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know it is an ugly coin, but I could not ignore that portrait of Vitellius on a coin of Vespasian.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am fascinated by these transitional pieces. There are also examples where the portrait on some coins of Vitellius look suspiciously like the former ruler Otho. I would love to have one of the these as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Feel fee to post your coins of Vitellius or Vespasian.</p><p><br /></p><p>Silver denarius, RIC II-119;RSC II84;BMCRE II7;BnF III7;Cohen I84 (2f.);SRCV I-, aF, unusual portrait (resemblingVitellius?), bumps and scratches, uneven patina, Rome mint, </p><p>weight 2.971g, maximum diameter 18.5mm, die axis180o, </p><p>c. Jan - Jun 70 A.D.;</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right; </p><p>Rev: COS ITER FORT RED, Fortuna standing left, resting right hand on a crostolium of galley left at feet on left, cornucopia in left hand;&nbsp; <b>very rare</b></p><p>Forum Ancient Coins January 27, 2018</p><p>[ATTACH=full]882827[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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