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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2690025, member: 82616&quot;]The coin arrived yesterday and now I&#039;m ready to post it and reveal the answer. (I&#039;m kind of superstitious about posting coins online before receiving them ...)</p><p><br /></p><p>Vespasian is coin #1.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]603230[/ATTACH]AR Denarius</p><p>Rome mint, 69-70 AD</p><p>RIC 19 (C), BMC 7, RSC 84</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, lauerate, r.</p><p>Rev: COS ITER FORT RED; Fortuna, draped, standing l.,setting r. hand on prow and holding cornucopiae in l. hand</p><p><br /></p><p>This denarius features one of the most unusual portraits of Vespasian I&#039;ve ever come across from Rome. Certainly a very early issue!</p><p><br /></p><p>And for full disclosure.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]603231[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I tried to make the choice as easy as possible since the Vespasian portrait is really odd. #2 and #4 are classic Vitellius. The only curve ball is #3 which is very much in the same style as #1, probably from the same engraver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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