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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Julius Germanicus, post: 2871119, member: 80783&quot;]It´s 9.30 AM in Germany right now and I do not feel like going to the office yet, so I´ll have another coffee and post something here instead <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p>Grabbing a coin from my cabinet, taking new macro pictures of it under the kitchen lamp, and trying to find out something interesting about it is something I never get tired of...</p><p><br /></p><p>Got nothing spectacular for you today, so here is my Vespasian. I never found this Emperor interesting enough to replace this, one of my first Sestertii. It´s an honest and hefty coin to hold and while the portrait is worn (but still individual enough to represent him in my portrait gallery) I do find the reverse quite attractive.</p><p>The allusion of Peace (Pax) on this coin was truly meaningful for the first time in many years after the empire had struggled heavily during the recent civil wars of 69 AD. Rome was clearly ready for peace to be restored and Vespasian was able to achieve that.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]686173[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>IMP CAES VESPAS AVG PM TR P P P COS III - Laureate head of Vespasian right</p><p>PAX AVGVSTI S C - Pax standing left, holding olive-branch and cornucopia</p><p>Sestertius, Rome 71</p><p>33 mm / 26,42 gr</p><p>RIC 437, BMCRE 555, Cohen 326, Sear 2330</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]686174[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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