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<p>[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 7780609, member: 82616"]Finally I've come to the end of my recent NAC wins ... another early military/uncertain mint denarius struck for Vespasian. It may not be much to look at, but it's a very special addition IMHO.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1334819[/ATTACH]<b>Vespasian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.13g</p><p>Uncertain mint, 69-71 AD</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: SECVRITAS P R; Securitas std. l., with sceptre</p><p>RIC 1375A (R2). BMC -. RSC -. BNC -.</p><p>Ex NAC 125, 24 June 2021, lot 512. Ex Harry Sneh Collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>An uncertain mint in the western provinces produced this extremely rare denarius for Vespasian sometime near the end of the Civil War of 69 AD. These denarii contain some stylistic affinities with contemporary Spanish coins, but more decisively, recent metal analysis by K. Butcher and M. Ponting show the silver content is almost identical to that of the Spanish issues. It is very likely these early military denarii were struck in Spain in late 69 soon after the province went over to Vespasian. The upward gaze and unVespasian-like portraits are hallmarks of the issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the second know example of the denarius Securitas type struck for the series (this coin cited in the RIC <i>A&C</i>). The first one was discussed on the Forvm discussion board in 2007. <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=38431.msg243240#msg243240" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=38431.msg243240#msg243240" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=38431.msg243240#msg243240</a> It later became the RIC plate coin for the newly discovered type.</p><p><br /></p><p>Certainly a most appropriate and valuable propaganda type coming out of a Civil War!</p><p><br /></p><p>Please feel free to share your coins featuring Securitas.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 7780609, member: 82616"]Finally I've come to the end of my recent NAC wins ... another early military/uncertain mint denarius struck for Vespasian. It may not be much to look at, but it's a very special addition IMHO. [ATTACH=full]1334819[/ATTACH][B]Vespasian[/B] AR Denarius, 3.13g Uncertain mint, 69-71 AD Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r. Rev: SECVRITAS P R; Securitas std. l., with sceptre RIC 1375A (R2). BMC -. RSC -. BNC -. Ex NAC 125, 24 June 2021, lot 512. Ex Harry Sneh Collection. An uncertain mint in the western provinces produced this extremely rare denarius for Vespasian sometime near the end of the Civil War of 69 AD. These denarii contain some stylistic affinities with contemporary Spanish coins, but more decisively, recent metal analysis by K. Butcher and M. Ponting show the silver content is almost identical to that of the Spanish issues. It is very likely these early military denarii were struck in Spain in late 69 soon after the province went over to Vespasian. The upward gaze and unVespasian-like portraits are hallmarks of the issue. This is the second know example of the denarius Securitas type struck for the series (this coin cited in the RIC [I]A&C[/I]). The first one was discussed on the Forvm discussion board in 2007. [URL]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=38431.msg243240#msg243240[/URL] It later became the RIC plate coin for the newly discovered type. Certainly a most appropriate and valuable propaganda type coming out of a Civil War! Please feel free to share your coins featuring Securitas.[/QUOTE]
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