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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 4906249, member: 82616&quot;]Beggars can&#039;t be choosers when it comes to those rare coin types you may not see again. That certainly is the case with my latest addition - a bit more wear than I&#039;d like, but enough details remain to make it fairly pleasant in hand. And of course it didn&#039;t break the bank!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1183795[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Vespasian</b></p><p>Æ As, 10.68g</p><p>Rome mint, 71 AD</p><p>Obv: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.</p><p>Rev: S C in field; Victory adv. l., with trophy</p><p>RIC 324 (R2). BMC -. BNC -.</p><p>Acquired from Praefectus Coins, September 2020.</p><p><br /></p><p>A rare As struck during Vespasian&#039;s great deluge of bronze in 71. The reverse, sans legend, features Victory advancing left carrying a trophy over her right shoulder. This unique type would not be repeated again and judging by the rarity it was sparingly struck. Missing from both the the BM and Paris collections.</p><p><br /></p><p>I couldn&#039;t pass this up considering I have not seen another in trade and may not for a long time. Plus, I like the portrait. The placement of S C so low in the reverse field when there was plenty of room to play with is intriguing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Post your worn rarities![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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