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"Well, draw me!" -Vespasian "I will once you're done looking like you're making a bowel movement." - artist commissioned to sculpt the new Emperor/ Post up Vespasian... all of 'em


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Here are a couple of mine.

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Vespasian, 69-79 Denarius circa 75, AR 19.5mm., 3.58g. IMP CAESAR # VESPASIANVS AVG Laureate head r. Rev. PON MAX # TR P COS VI Pax seated l., holding branch. C 366. BMC 161. RIC 772. CBN 139.

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Vespasian (69-79). Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch. Æ As  Rome mint, for use in Syria. Laureate head l. R/ S C within laurel wreath. McAlee 370; RPC II 1984. 

 


 

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I was once asked while in hospital if I'd "had a movement" I genuinely didn't know what they meant and had to have it explained!

Maybe these two on the reverse are in a communal, Roman syle toilet!318506499_Screenshot2022-06-15at20_05_29.png.2a606a587190d43152915ab344d87d3a.png

Gaul, Suessiones tribe- not my coin (mine doesn't show it so well)

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Silver coin (AR Denarius) minted at Rome during the reign of VESPASIAN in 73 A.D. Obv. IMP.CAES.VESP.AVG.P.M.COS.IIII.CEN.: laur. head l. Rev. FIDES.PVBL.: Clasped hands holding caduceus, grain stalks and a poppy. RSCII #164 pg.42. RICII #55 pg. 21. DVM #25.

 

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This might be a Vespasian from Antioch

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