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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2611836, member: 82616&quot;]Great group of lefties!</p><p><br /></p><p>The Flavians issued quite a number of left facing portraits, I&#039;ll just post one for each that are notable.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]571525[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Vespasian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.41g</p><p>Rome mint, 76 AD</p><p>RIC 853 (R2), BMC p. 34 note, RSC 374</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, bare, l.</p><p>Rev: PON MAX TR P COS VII; Pax, bare to the waist, seated l., holding branch extended in r. hand, l. hand on lap</p><p>Ex Private Collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>An exceedingly rare denarius from 76. Left facing, bare head, and COS VII combine to make this an exceptional coin. This is the 7th known specimen.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]571528[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Titus</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 2.92g</p><p>Rome mint, 80 AD</p><p>RIC 132 (R2), BMC - , RSC -</p><p>Obv: IMP TITVS CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M; Head of Titus, laureate, bearded, l.</p><p>Rev: TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P; Tripod, with fillets streaming out l. and r., on which are ravens r. and l., and in the center, dolphin over wreath</p><p>Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>This type is very rare with left facing portrait. In all the years I&#039;ve collected Flavian denarii this is the only one I&#039;ve ever been offered or seen for sale. RIC cites only an ebay specimen, where are the others?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]571530[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Domitian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 2.90g</p><p>Rome mint, 84 AD</p><p>RIC 183 (R3), BMC - , RSC -</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES DOMITIANVS AVG GERMANIC; Bust of Domitian, laureate, draped, bearded, l.</p><p>Rev: P M TR POT III IMP V COS X P P; Minerva stg. r. on capital of rostral column, with spear and shield; to r., owl (M2)</p><p>Acquired from Forvm Ancient Coins, April 2014.</p><p><br /></p><p>An extremely rare draped, left facing bust from 84 AD. Second known example of the type.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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