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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 3086255, member: 82616&quot;]A superb specimen no doubt! The cross hatching on the globe is rarely seen.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse type comes in a couple of variants. The most common one depicts a small shield with truncated capricorns, such as your example. The other variant shows a large shield with the capricorns criss-crossed with tails. RIC makes no distinction between the two.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]778037[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Divus Vespasian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.26g</p><p>Rome mint, 79-80 AD</p><p>RIC T357 (C2). BMC T129. RSC 497. </p><p>Obv: DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: Capricorns, l. and r., crossed, supporting round shield inscribed S C : below, globe</p><p>Acquired from Civitas Galleries, August 2016.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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