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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 26330024, member: 82616&quot;]I&#039;ve always wanted an example of this elusive Vespasianic reverse type. Needless to say, when an example appeared in trade back in May I had to have it! Both a personal &#039;white whale&#039; and an iconic Flavian type.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1680831[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Vespasian</b></p><p>Æ Sestertius, 23.80g</p><p>Rome mint, 71 AD</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES VESPAS AVG P M TR P P P COS III; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: PAX AVGVSTI; S C in exergue; Pax stg. r., setting fire to arms; to l., column surmounted by Minerva, shield and lance against it; to r., lighted altar</p><p>RIC 241 (R2). BMC 553. BNC 518.</p><p>Acquired from Romae Aeternae, eBay, 10 June 2025.</p><p><br /></p><p>After the tumult of the Civil Wars and Jewish rebellion, it was time for peace. The coinage helps usher in this new era with a plethora of Pax types. The reverse design on this sestertius from 71 shows Pax holding a torch and setting alight a pile of enemy arms next to an altar while Minerva watches on. H. Mattingly in BMCRE II interprets it as &#039;the arms taken from the defeated enemy that are now burnt, in pursuance of a vow, to Mars, Minerva, and the other gods of war; Minerva is sometimes represented watching the scene.&#039; A rare type seldom encountered in trade.</p><p><br /></p><p>In hand.</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]fL3ewO9j8J4[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you for looking![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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