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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;philologus_1, post: 25068556, member: 92212&quot;]OOOH!&nbsp; A Flavian party! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; I have many Flavians which I am very partial toward, si t&#039;s hard to choose my &quot;Fave Flave&quot;, but right now I&#039;m feeling strongest attachment to this one:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1602321[/ATTACH]</p><p>Vespasian, Emperor, AD 69-79. &quot;JUDAEA CAPTA&quot; commemorative series. Æ Orichalcum Sestertius. Struck in Rome, AD 71. Obv.: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM TR P P P COS III. Laureate head, right. Rev.: IVDEA CAPTA, SC ex.; palm tree, mourning Jewess sitting to the right, male captive standing left, behind him a pile of weapons, shields and helmet. Diameter: 34.4 mm. Weight: 26.3 grams. Attrib.: RIC II, part 1, 161 (R2). BMC 534. Hendin 1500.b. </p><p>Notes: Full centering, complete legend. Many examples (if not most examples) of these types have been noticeably smoothed or tooled. On this exemplar the obverse has had only slight smoothing behind the head and in front of the nose and chin area, while the reverse is original with no smoothing/tooling. [Purchased from FORVM; ex-Jeff Michniak collection.] </p><p><br /></p><p>BTW: Should we invite the famous &quot;Flavor Fave&quot; to post here a Fave Flave? ;-) Here he is...&nbsp; radiate, wearing gold necklace...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1602328[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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