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<p>[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 7690521, member: 74968"]I collected the following coins for the reverse type. I really like the Mars standing with trophy reverses. For Vespasian there are 4 types with this reverse. There is a sub-type as well; grain ear to the right or no grain ear. There are 4 coins in the series for Vespasian. 2 have the grain ear and 2 do not. Also, 2 coins have a right-facing portrait and 2 have a left-facing portrait. The right-facing portrait with no grain ear on the reverse is common. While left-facing portraits on the denarii of Domitian are excessively rare, some of these are common on the denarii of Vespasian. RIC 938 is such an example. It turns out that the 2 rare coins in this group have the grain ear on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first coin below is a very common coin, but this one has an uncommon provenance. It once belonged to Fritz Reusing, a portrait painter in the early 20th century. I thought that was pretty cool so I bought the coin. RIC 938 is the left-facing version of RIC 937. I just bought this one recently and it completes my set of the 4 coins. I have been looking for these for the last couple of years and finally managed to get them all.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1320468[/ATTACH] </p><p>Vespasian 77-78</p><p>AR Denarius </p><p>(17.79mm 3,19 g.) </p><p>Obv: Laureate head r; IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG</p><p>Rev: Mars standing l with spear and trophy; COS - VIII</p><p>RIC 937 Cohen 125 RSC 125 BMC 200</p><p>Ex-Paul Schürer (1890-1976); </p><p>Ex-Fritz Reusing (1874-1956)</p><p>Purchased from Manfred Olding Munzenhandlung June 4, 2019</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1320472[/ATTACH] </p><p>Vespasian 77-78</p><p>AR Denarius </p><p>(17.79mm 3,19 g.) </p><p>Obv: Laureate head r; IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG</p><p>Rev: Mars standing l with spear and trophy; COS - VIII</p><p>RIC 938 Cohen 125 RSC 125 BMC 200</p><p>Purchased from Marc Breitsprecher June 13, 2021</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have 3 examples of the coin below which is RIC 939. The one below was bought from Jesus Vico auctions out of Spain. I have another example from Ebay and my last example was bought from Heritage auctions and was part of the 'Morris" collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1320469[/ATTACH] </p><p>Vespasian Denarius AR Denarius, </p><p>Rome Mint, 77-78 AD</p><p>RIC 939 (R). BMC 203. RSC 129.</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: COS VIII; Mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak, fastened with belt round waist, standing l., holding spear slanting upwards l. in r. hand and trophy on l. shoulder in l. Corn-ear upright in ground r. </p><p>Purchase from Jesus Vico</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The coin below was another recent purchase. In many cases the sellers do not recognize that the grain ear makes this a a rare variant. Instead, many mistake this coin for RIC 938, the more common coin without the grain ear.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1320470[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Vespasian. AD 69-79.</p><p>AR Denarius, 19mm, 3.3g, 6h; Rome mint. Struck AD 77-78.</p><p>Obv.: VESPASIANVS AVG IMP CAESAR; Laureate head left.</p><p>Rev.: COS VIII around, Mars standing left, holding spear and trophy; grain ear to right.</p><p>Reference: RIC II 940; RSC 126.</p><p><i>From the Doug Smith Collection.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>Please post any series of coins that you actively sought and collected. I love to hear the stories behind a person's collection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 7690521, member: 74968"]I collected the following coins for the reverse type. I really like the Mars standing with trophy reverses. For Vespasian there are 4 types with this reverse. There is a sub-type as well; grain ear to the right or no grain ear. There are 4 coins in the series for Vespasian. 2 have the grain ear and 2 do not. Also, 2 coins have a right-facing portrait and 2 have a left-facing portrait. The right-facing portrait with no grain ear on the reverse is common. While left-facing portraits on the denarii of Domitian are excessively rare, some of these are common on the denarii of Vespasian. RIC 938 is such an example. It turns out that the 2 rare coins in this group have the grain ear on the reverse. The first coin below is a very common coin, but this one has an uncommon provenance. It once belonged to Fritz Reusing, a portrait painter in the early 20th century. I thought that was pretty cool so I bought the coin. RIC 938 is the left-facing version of RIC 937. I just bought this one recently and it completes my set of the 4 coins. I have been looking for these for the last couple of years and finally managed to get them all. [ATTACH=full]1320468[/ATTACH] Vespasian 77-78 AR Denarius (17.79mm 3,19 g.) Obv: Laureate head r; IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG Rev: Mars standing l with spear and trophy; COS - VIII RIC 937 Cohen 125 RSC 125 BMC 200 Ex-Paul Schürer (1890-1976); Ex-Fritz Reusing (1874-1956) Purchased from Manfred Olding Munzenhandlung June 4, 2019 [ATTACH=full]1320472[/ATTACH] Vespasian 77-78 AR Denarius (17.79mm 3,19 g.) Obv: Laureate head r; IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG Rev: Mars standing l with spear and trophy; COS - VIII RIC 938 Cohen 125 RSC 125 BMC 200 Purchased from Marc Breitsprecher June 13, 2021 I have 3 examples of the coin below which is RIC 939. The one below was bought from Jesus Vico auctions out of Spain. I have another example from Ebay and my last example was bought from Heritage auctions and was part of the 'Morris" collection. [ATTACH=full]1320469[/ATTACH] Vespasian Denarius AR Denarius, Rome Mint, 77-78 AD RIC 939 (R). BMC 203. RSC 129. Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r. Rev: COS VIII; Mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak, fastened with belt round waist, standing l., holding spear slanting upwards l. in r. hand and trophy on l. shoulder in l. Corn-ear upright in ground r. Purchase from Jesus Vico The coin below was another recent purchase. In many cases the sellers do not recognize that the grain ear makes this a a rare variant. Instead, many mistake this coin for RIC 938, the more common coin without the grain ear. [ATTACH=full]1320470[/ATTACH] Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius, 19mm, 3.3g, 6h; Rome mint. Struck AD 77-78. Obv.: VESPASIANVS AVG IMP CAESAR; Laureate head left. Rev.: COS VIII around, Mars standing left, holding spear and trophy; grain ear to right. Reference: RIC II 940; RSC 126. [I]From the Doug Smith Collection. [/I] Please post any series of coins that you actively sought and collected. I love to hear the stories behind a person's collection.[/QUOTE]
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