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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 8140461, member: 82616&quot;]New Years Eve will be a quiet evening at home here at Flavian Fanatic headquarters. A perfect time to unboxed my final coin of 2021, a not too shabby plate coin!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1419041[/ATTACH] <b>Vespasian</b></p><p>Æ Obol, 3.83g</p><p>Alexandria mint, 75-76 AD</p><p>Obv: ΑΥΤΟΚ ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΥ; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: LH; Dikaiosyne standing l., with scales and sceptre</p><p>RPC 2454 (4 spec.). Emmett 220.8. Dattari-Savio pl. 14, no number first line top right (this coin).</p><p>Ex Naville 70, 12 December 2021, lot 259.</p><p><br /></p><p>This Alexandrian regnal year 8 obol features a somewhat rare reverse type of Dikaiosyne, the personification of righteousness and justice, holding her attributes a scale and sceptre. Here she represents the justice administered by the state.</p><p><br /></p><p>This Dattari-Savio plate coin lacks a catalogue number in the plates. This reference can be a most vexing one to use!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Happy New year!</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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