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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 4359275, member: 51347&quot;]The History write-up is wonderful, [USER=72790]@kevin McGonigal[/USER] .&nbsp; I always enjoy your posts.&nbsp; The coins are fantastic, congrats collecting them to your clutches!</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, regarding Josephus the person (not his works on his perspective on history), I always felt he was a Quisling.&nbsp; However, that is a personal observation.&nbsp; As some noted above, it is a shame there are few other contemporary observations to corroborate his histories.&nbsp; That all aside, personally, he is not the type of person that I would associate with.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, LOL, I COVET your clutch of coins!&nbsp; Nice ones.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I do not have a local coin from this time period.&nbsp; However, I do have a few Roman coins from this time period, illustrating the struggle that ultimately brought Vespasian to power.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>NERO - He lost total control...</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1102281[/ATTACH]</p><p>RI Nero AR Tetradrachm 54-68 CE Eagle</p><p><br /></p><p><b>The Guy Who Had HAD it with Nero!</b></p><p><b>VINDEX</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1102276[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman Imperial </p><p>Civil War Revolt of <b>Vindex</b> </p><p>CE 68-69 </p><p>AR Denarius 17mm 3.02g </p><p>ROMA RESTITVTA - </p><p>IVPITER LIBERATOR Jupiter seated r Tbolt Scepter </p><p>RIC I 62 RSC 374-</p><p>RARE</p><p><br /></p><p><b>The Mash-up Before Vespasian:</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>GALBA</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1102278[/ATTACH]</p><p>RI GALBA 68-69 BCE AR Quinarius Lugdunum mint laureate r Victory globe stdng left 15mm 1.5g RIC 131 scarce</p><p><br /></p><p><b>OTHO</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1102282[/ATTACH]</p><p>RI Otho 69 CE BI AR Tet 23mm Egypt Helmeted Roma Emmet 186</p><p><br /></p><p><b>VITELLIUS</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1102283[/ATTACH]</p><p>RI Vitellius 69 CE AR Denarius Pont Max Vesta Seated</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>The Guy who CONSOLIDATED Roman Feces:</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>VESPASIAN</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1102286[/ATTACH]</p><p>RI Vespasian 69-79 CE AR Quinarius Victory seated wreath palm RIC 802 Rare</p><p><br /></p><p><b>TITUS</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1102287[/ATTACH]</p><p>RI Titus 79-81 CE AR Denarius Ceres seated corn ear poppy torch[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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