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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2350308, member: 82616&quot;]Attributing Vespasian&#039;s early issues from Ephesus can be tricky. Unlike the other issues from the mint they were struck without a mint-mark. These rare non mint-mark issues can be difficult to identify because a mint-mark may originally have been present and can be missing either due to die wear or preservation of the piece. when I saw the following piece go up for auction I was sceptical, since there was only one other known specimen of the type! Happily after inspecting the coin in hand I can be certain this is indeed a non mint-mark issue. I gambled and won.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]478500[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Vespasian</b></p><p>AR Denarius</p><p>Ephesus Mint, 69-70 AD</p><p>RIC 1395 (R3), BMC 430, RSC 248, RPC 805 (1 spec.)</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES VESPAS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: LIBERI IMP AVG VESPAS; Titus and Domitian veiled, togate, stg. front (heads l.), each with patera</p><p><br /></p><p>Oddly enough, the other specimen of this type in the BM is off-centre and a possible mint-mark could be off flan. Considering it is a unique coin it is certainly well recorded in the major references![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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