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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RaceBannon, post: 1633237, member: 25357&quot;]I think this is my oldest.&nbsp; Again, I&#039;m not an ancient expert by any means, but I have a handful of Roman coins.&nbsp; I find them fascinating.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I&#039;m not mistaken, this one is a Roman imperial silver coin struck between 70 &amp; 79 AD during the reign of Emperor Vespasian.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 66 AD Vespasian was sent by Emperor Nero to Judea as proconsul to subdue the Jews.&nbsp; Vespasian was proclaimed Emperor by his troops in Judea and Alexandria after Nero&#039;s death in 69 AD.&nbsp; He returned to Rome and set about restoring the state and its finances after the abusive reign of Nero.&nbsp; Vespasian erected the colosseum, which can still be seen in Rome to this day.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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