Great coin JA!!! I LOVE the simplicity combined with that terrific bull!!! Vespy looks like he's having a bad case of indigestion on Bing's portrait ...I LOVE It!! My most recent addition of a coin of Vespasian------a dupondius: Notice the 'relieved' look on his face
Ooow JA, that's nice!! ... another total sweetie (oh, and it even has a bull ... chicky dinna) Hmmm ... yah sadly, my poor ol' lonely Vespasian example is becoming a bit of a poster-child for "Buy More Coins!!" ... oh well, put your hands together, for here it is again ... => caaaacaaaawwww!!
Wow @John Anthony , I really like that bull! @dougsmit On your second denarius, is that a Brahman bull? Those are out of India... Wouldn't they be an extra rare breed for Rome during that time? (Full brisket and prominent shoulder hump...)
Brahmans are a Zebu breed. Bred for meat, and becoming more popular in the Americas. I raised Black Angus growing up, but had friends with Brahmans. Relatively docile, great meat, full briskets (favorites for the deli!). Recently, saw a lot of them in Costa Rica too...
Man, @stevex6 You never go wrong with an Eagle in my book! Did they have any with Maple Leafs on them???
That denarius is an Asian mint so the varieties of animals may have been different. Notice the coin has a small o mintmark under the bust. I bought it long ago in a Stacks sale where it was listed as ex Mabbott. I know nothing more about it but have noted other coins of interest from his collection disbursed in 1969. It seems he was attracted to unusual coins more than just high grades ones. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Mabbott Collection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Ollive_Mabbott
that is a cool denarius, small bust...cool bull. i only have this poor AE of vespasian i have to keep posting on the vespasian threads...
