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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eduard, post: 2720964, member: 8959&quot;]Hi randy, this is a great idea for a thread. </p><p><br /></p><p>Nice rarities you have there!&nbsp; </p><p>That sestertius of Vespasian specifically seems to be a very scarce type!</p><p>(only found one other in acsearch).&nbsp; I Don&#039;t believe I have ever seen that type before.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Of the top of my head, these would be my two rarest coins:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Pertinax Dupondius</b> - Emperor sacrificing over tripod.</p><p>A relatively common type on denarii and as a sestertius, but extremely rare as a dupondius.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]616424[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]616425[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Vespasian Sestertius</b> - Victory inscribing on shield affixed to palm tree. </p><p>(This issue is related to the wars in Judaea).</p><p>Apparently only two known (at least in on-line sources) with this specific arrangement of the reverse legend AVGVSTI VICTORIA. </p><p>The other examples is in the BMC.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]616426[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]616427[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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