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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2651457, member: 82616&quot;]It&#039;s not often that one stumbles across a previously unlisted Vespasian denarius. I was lucky enough to do so!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]586654[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Vespasian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 3.07g</p><p>Ephesus mint, 70 AD</p><p>RIC 1412A (R3), BMC - , RSC - , RPC -</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS II TR P P P; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: PACI AVGVSTAE; Victory adv. r., with wreath and palm; at lower r., horizontal Φ</p><p>Acquired from Munthandel G Henzen, February 2017.</p><p><br /></p><p>A previously unknown type for Vespasian&#039;s Ephesian denarii dated COS II (group 3). Before this specimen surfaced the Victory advancing right type was only known for COS III (group 5) and later issues at Ephesus. Normally for COS II Victory is advancing <i>left, </i>so, this is the earliest example of the Victory advancing right. The mint mark is a bit obscured, but under examination with a loupe I believe it to be Φ. I alerted Ted Buttrey about the coin and he has assigned it as RIC 1412A in the upcoming RIC II Addenda.</p><p><br /></p><p>Needless to say this is quite an exciting find![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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