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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2862875, member: 82616&quot;]In nearly 14 years of collecting I never came across an example of the following Vespasian denarius in trade, although the frequency is rated as &#039;common&#039; in the new RIC II.1. 2017 has been kind to me. Earlier in February I acquired my first specimen and just two weeks ago my second.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]682377[/ATTACH]<b>Vespasian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.25g</p><p>Rome mint, 76 AD</p><p>RIC 852 (C), BMC 184A, RSC 373</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: PON MAX TR P COS VII; Pax, bare to the waist, seated l., holding branch extended in r. hand, l. hand on lap</p><p>Acquired from eBay, September 2017.</p><p><br /></p><p>This seated Pax type is normally seen with a COS VI date, struck in conjunction with the opening of Vespasian&#039;s Temple of Peace in 75 (probably Vespasian&#039;s most common denarius type). Here is a fairly rare COS VII seated Pax from 76. Owing to its rarity, the COS VII Pax could not have been struck for any length of time and likely dates to the first few weeks of 76 soon after Vespasian became COS VII on 1 January. Perhaps it was struck as a stop-gap until new reverse designs were produced and approved for the new year?</p><p><br /></p><p>The above coin is a considerable upgrade over the specimen I acquired in February.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]682378[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Ironically, I paid more for the worn coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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