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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 1934410, member: 39084&quot;]In the last few years, it has become fairly difficult to find the bronzes needed to complete my 12 Caesars portrait collection.&nbsp; Somewhat surprisingly, small bronzes (dupondius or as) have not been as available as one might expect, especially with a good quality, artistic emperor&#039;s portrait.</p><p><br /></p><p>Recently I was able to acquire a Vespasian small bronze (dupondius) that finishes my set of Vespasian (small bronze, sestertius, denarius, and aureus):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]334277[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>VESPASIAN&nbsp; 69 - 79 A.D.</p><p>AE Dupondius (14.20 g.)&nbsp; Lugdunum 71 A.D., RIC 1145</p><p>IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III Radiate head r., with globe at point of bust. Rev. S – C Roma seated l. on cuirass, holding Victory and parazonium; behind, shields. In exergue, ROMA</p><p><br /></p><p>I liked the portrait of Vespasian on this coin -- he appears a bit sterner and more imperious than most other portraits of him.&nbsp; I also like the ROMA reverse, which I also have on my Nero aureus. </p><p><br /></p><p>Both the obverse and reverse suffer a bit from what appears to be a flat strike; although the detail is still good in most areas, the high spots are a little flat implying that the flan just didn&#039;t fill the die when struck.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a comparison of the other Vespasian portraits in my 12 Caesars collection:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]334284[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]334282[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]334283[/ATTACH] </p><p>&nbsp; </p><p>It&#039;s an interesting collection of portraits.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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