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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 4252168, member: 75937&quot;]There are a lot of cool coins of the 12 Caesars and some ... umm ... <i>colorful</i> figures in this period of Roman history. You have some real terrible people, such as Tiberius, Caligula and Nero, but aren&#039;t they interesting?</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve got Tiberius as my avatar, and I&#039;m tempted to post it here as my selection, because it really is my favorite coin of the twelve. But he&#039;s not really a good role model, is he? I&#039;m with [USER=81887]@Parthicus[/USER] in choosing Vespasian. He was pragmatic, down-to-earth, and had a sense of humor. And he was downright humble by Caligula and Nero standards.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s one with a Salus reverse type in the hope that the goddess will keep us all safe from COVID-19:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/vespasian-salvs-avg-denarius-jpg.982830/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Vespasian, AD 69-79.</p><p>Roman AR denarius, 3.18 g, 18.4 mm, 6 h.</p><p>Rome, AD 73.</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII CEN, laureate head, right.</p><p>Rev: SALVS AVG, Salus seated left, holding patera, left hand at side.</p><p>Refs: RIC 58; RIC 2.1 522; BMCRE 87-89; Cohen/RSC 432; CBN 76; RCV 2307.</p><p><br /></p><p>And I nominate Erin [USER=76543]@Johndakerftw[/USER] to be the recipient of the giveaway! She has been going through a rough patch and could use a little TLC from us.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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