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<p>[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 3786000, member: 82616"]I couldn't resist picking up this rather handsome coin. Nice honest wear, good eye appeal, and best of all it was cheap! Now, who could argue with that?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1010951[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Vespasian</b></p><p>Æ As, 9.19g</p><p>Rome mint, 71 AD</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: AEQVITAS AVGVSTI; S C low in field; Aequitas stg. l., with scales and rod</p><p>RIC 287 (C). BMC 600. BNC 576.</p><p>Acquired from eBay, October 2019.</p><p><br /></p><p>After the financial mess Nero had left the empire in and the heavy costs of the recent Civil War and Judaean revolt, restoring the state's finances were a top priority for Vespasian upon his accession. This Aequitas type struck during his great bronze issue of 71 proclaims the honest administration of public finances and that lapsed standards would be restored. Aequitas holding her scales and measuring rod was probably based on a cult image of the deity. She first shows up as an imperial virtue on the coinage under Galba, a virtue that Vespasian was eager to emulate. The type comes in two variants - one with S C in exergue and, as seen here, S C low in field.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post your coins featuring Aequitas.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="David Atherton, post: 3786000, member: 82616"]I couldn't resist picking up this rather handsome coin. Nice honest wear, good eye appeal, and best of all it was cheap! Now, who could argue with that? [ATTACH=full]1010951[/ATTACH] [B]Vespasian[/B] Æ As, 9.19g Rome mint, 71 AD Obv: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r. Rev: AEQVITAS AVGVSTI; S C low in field; Aequitas stg. l., with scales and rod RIC 287 (C). BMC 600. BNC 576. Acquired from eBay, October 2019. After the financial mess Nero had left the empire in and the heavy costs of the recent Civil War and Judaean revolt, restoring the state's finances were a top priority for Vespasian upon his accession. This Aequitas type struck during his great bronze issue of 71 proclaims the honest administration of public finances and that lapsed standards would be restored. Aequitas holding her scales and measuring rod was probably based on a cult image of the deity. She first shows up as an imperial virtue on the coinage under Galba, a virtue that Vespasian was eager to emulate. The type comes in two variants - one with S C in exergue and, as seen here, S C low in field. Please post your coins featuring Aequitas.[/QUOTE]
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