David Atherton Posted August 30, 2023 · Member Share Posted August 30, 2023 (edited) I love the Ephesian denarii struck by Vespasian, especially the rare varieties! I won this piece at auction back in July and finally got around to unboxing it over the weekend. Definitely worth the wait! VespasianAR Denarius, 3.06g Ephesus mint, 71 AD Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r. Rev: PACI AVGVSTAE; Victory adv. r., with wreath and palm; at lower r., BY (obscured) RIC 1425 (R3). BMC -. RSC -. RPC -. BNC -. Ex Numismatic Naumann, Auction 130, 2 July 2023, lot 542. An exceedingly rare variety from Vespasian's Ephesian Group 5 denarius issue. Only one specimen cited in RIC from a G&M sale and I know of one other (Ex Short coll., a double die match). Possibly the third known. In hand. Thank you for looking! Edited August 30, 2023 by David Atherton 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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