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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 3743403, member: 82616&quot;]I&#039;ll answer this a bit differently than I have in the past - by metal.</p><p><br /></p><p>My favourite silver coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1003992[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Vespasian</b></p><p>AR Denarius, 2.84g</p><p>Rome mint, 74 AD</p><p>Obv: IMP CAESAR in exergue; Vespasian stg. r., with branch and sceptre, in quadriga r.</p><p>Rev: VESP AVG across field; Victory on prow r., with wreath and palm</p><p>RIC 688 (R). BMC 147. RSC 569. BNC 121.</p><p>Ex Nomos Obolos 4, 21 February 2016, lot 575. Ex GH Collection. Ex Superior Galleries, The Moreira sale, Part II, 10-11 December 1988, lot 2374.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My favourite bronze.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1003993[/ATTACH]<b>Vespasian</b></p><p>Æ Sestertius, 24.45g</p><p>Lyon mint, 71 AD</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.; globe at point of bust</p><p>Rev: CAESAR AVG F DES IMP AVG F COS DES II; S C in exergue; Titus and Domitian stg. front, each with spear and parazonium</p><p>RIC 1132 (R). BMC 799. BNC -.</p><p>Acquired from Romae Aeternae, June 2019.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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