Vespasian Denarius

LOL I missed that one.... I still think of you with your former handle LOL

 

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J believe that the best Vesasian portrait is to be found on a denarius of Ephesus (best quality of portraiture in general).

 

While the portrait is definitely vespasian, I think this is a tribute coin to his dad issued by titus in 80AD. SEAR. 2569. Whichever lovely capricorns!

 

I agree that Vespasian's Epehsian denarii are quite exceptional, however, the above coin is tooled. I know this because it was briefly mine.



Compare with another specimen, same obverse die. Notice the lack of hair on the forehead.



Naturally, upon discovery of the tooling I returned it to the seller.

 

OUCH!! At first I wasn't sure which one you were referencing. I was thinking to myself surely not its to worn to have been tooled. So I started scanning posts.
You can see the same "tooling" or "scratch" marks.

 

I checked my records and find out that the seller, part of Vcoins, had honestly signalled that the hair of Vespasian had been tooled. The price was adapted accordingly and I kept the coin, perhaps because I sympathize with Vespasianus, as my own hairstyle would need tooling in the same area!

 

Not knockin you or your coin, my appologies if taken that way.
Yep first goes the hairline then vision then the memory starts slipping. Age doesn't creep up on you it just bites ya right in the booty.

 

It's nice to know when the coin was relisted the tooling was noted. An honest seller who was just as surprised as I was upon the discovery the hair had indeed been 'enhanced'.

 

The coin you illustrated is definitely not the same (look at the legend),although the partial lack of hair would also lend itself to tooling !

 

The first coin I posted is another photo of your tooled specimen. The second photo is a different coin, same obverse die, showing the original state of the die before tooling.

 

Good ol' Vespasian




=> congrats on your sweet new OP-pickup, Smojo

 

The only Vespasian I own at the moment


Vespasian, Denarius Rome mint, AD 72-73
IMP CAES VESP A VG PM COS IIII, laureate head right
CONCORDIA AVGVSTI, Concordia seated left on throne, holding patera and cornucopia
3.37 gr
Ref : RSC # 74

Q

 

I have a few Vespasian Denarii... Folks have shown a lot!

How about a HALF-ASSED Denarius that is a QUINARIUS?


RI Vespasian 69-79 CE AR Quinarius Victory seated wreath palm RIC 802 Rare

 

Not in hand yet, just won it this week.



CAPPADOCIA, Caesarea-Eusebia. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Didrachm (19mm, 7.39 g, 12h). Struck AD 76-77. Laureate head right / Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm frond. RPC II 1648; Sydenham, Caesarea 90. VF, toned.

 

WOW! That is some portrait. Great pick up @H8_modern

 

Thanks, I'm hoping the color in hand is better than CNGs picture. They usually brighten the image.

 

Eusebia must've had a bunch of talented engravers-- fantastic portraits on all of them. One of these days I want to get one.

 

That is a great portrait.