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<p>[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 4942828, member: 74968"]I am unfortunately pigasussless, but I do have a trio of pegasusses I am very fond of.</p><p>This one is supposed to be RIC 921 but it is a Limes denarius from the borderlands of the empire. Some have speculated that these were used by the military stationed in the provinces. Far too cool for me not to have it.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1188210[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Now this one is a rarity. I have seen exactly 2 of these come to market in the last 3 years or so. What makes it so rare is the shortened obverse legend. Normally it should read CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS. This coin uses CAES instead of CAESAR. Of course another great thing about this coin is that it was once owned by our own [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1188208[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>A rare 'O' mint denarius for Vespasian. I love the elegant Pegasus on the reverse. It is RIC 1473.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1188211[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 4942828, member: 74968"]I am unfortunately pigasussless, but I do have a trio of pegasusses I am very fond of. This one is supposed to be RIC 921 but it is a Limes denarius from the borderlands of the empire. Some have speculated that these were used by the military stationed in the provinces. Far too cool for me not to have it. [ATTACH=full]1188210[/ATTACH] Now this one is a rarity. I have seen exactly 2 of these come to market in the last 3 years or so. What makes it so rare is the shortened obverse legend. Normally it should read CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS. This coin uses CAES instead of CAESAR. Of course another great thing about this coin is that it was once owned by our own [USER=82616]@David Atherton[/USER] [ATTACH=full]1188208[/ATTACH] A rare 'O' mint denarius for Vespasian. I love the elegant Pegasus on the reverse. It is RIC 1473. [ATTACH=full]1188211[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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