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<p>[QUOTE="Mikey Zee, post: 2884571, member: 72818"]Very nice!!</p><p><br /></p><p>I managed to grab a budget example off FAC:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Vespasian, 1 July 69 - 24 June 79 A.D., Commemorative Issued by Titus</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Silver denarius, RIC II, part 1, Titus 357; RSC II 497; BMCRE II 129; BnF III 101; SRCV I 2569, aVF, excellent portrait, toned, Rome mint, 3.230 grams, 18.5 mm, die axis 180o, posthumous, 80 - 81 A.D.; obverse DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS, laureate head right; reverse two Capricorns supporting shield inscribed S C, globe below.</p><p><br /></p><p>One 23 June 79 A.D. Vespasian died from fever and diarrhea. Known for his humor, his last words on his deathbed were, "I think I`m turning into a god." Titus succeeded his father as Roman emperor and issued this coin to commemorate his father's consecration.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]691979[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mikey Zee, post: 2884571, member: 72818"]Very nice!! I managed to grab a budget example off FAC: [B]Vespasian, 1 July 69 - 24 June 79 A.D., Commemorative Issued by Titus[/B] Silver denarius, RIC II, part 1, Titus 357; RSC II 497; BMCRE II 129; BnF III 101; SRCV I 2569, aVF, excellent portrait, toned, Rome mint, 3.230 grams, 18.5 mm, die axis 180o, posthumous, 80 - 81 A.D.; obverse DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS, laureate head right; reverse two Capricorns supporting shield inscribed S C, globe below. One 23 June 79 A.D. Vespasian died from fever and diarrhea. Known for his humor, his last words on his deathbed were, "I think I`m turning into a god." Titus succeeded his father as Roman emperor and issued this coin to commemorate his father's consecration. [ATTACH=full]691979[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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