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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2185332, member: 19463&quot;]A few different inverted legends Vespasians:</p><p><br /></p><p>IOVIS&nbsp; CVSTOS&nbsp; This is thought to refer to refer to Jupiter having protected the younger Domitian during the war with supporters of Vitellius in 69 AD.&nbsp; My coin is worn and missing the face details of Jupiter.&nbsp; Well struck ones with full face details would be worth wore than indicated just by the higher grade.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]423787[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Left facing with Mars suffers from a weak reverse strike as well as the normal wear.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]423788[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>While similar to ro1974&#039;s bull, mine has two (oxen) facing left.&nbsp; The pose suggests a yoked team.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]423789[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t have many Flavians but most of my inverted legend denarii are Titus rather than Vespasian.&nbsp; The only clockwise legend Titus denrii I recall seeing were Eastern but not all were the same.&nbsp;&nbsp; My best Titus is this Eastern mint bull.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]423792[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The practice of inverted legends seems to have stopped early in the reign of Domitian. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]423793[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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