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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2630043, member: 82616&quot;]This is my favourite &#039;plate coin&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]578580[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Vespasian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.08g</p><p>Rome mint, 71 AD</p><p>RIC 49 (R2), BMC p. 14 note, RSC 643 var.</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r. </p><p>Rev: No legend. Vespasian laureate, standing in triumphal quadriga r., horses pacing, holding branch in r. hand and sceptre in l.</p><p>Acquired from Ephesus Numismatics, December 2005.</p><p><br /></p><p>A very rare quadriga reverse struck for Vespasian at Rome. More commonly this type is seen from Antioch. It is so rare Ian Carradice asked if he could use my example for the new RIC II.1 plates.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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