expat Posted January 24 · Supporter Share Posted January 24 Received this afternoon. A lovely portrait of the founder of the Flavian dynasty. Vespasian Denarius, RIC 360, (RIC [1962] 50), RSC 574, BMC 71 SEAR 2316 IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII, laureate head right / VES-TA to either side of Vesta standing left, holding simpulum & scepter. 9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AETHER Posted January 24 · Member Share Posted January 24 (edited) Lovely, Vespasian almost always has great portraits! Heres my only one... Edited January 24 by AETHER 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Atherton Posted January 24 · Member Share Posted January 24 (edited) Nice example! Here's mine, purchased way back in 2004. https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=10667 Edited January 25 by David Atherton 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis JJ Posted January 24 · Supporter Share Posted January 24 Vespasian -- king of grumpy portraits! Nice addition. I always like to show my Vesp. Vesta (seated) denarius Roman Imperial Coinage. Vespasian (Emperor, 69-79 CE) AR Denarius (17mm, 3.50 g, 6h). Rome mint, struck July-December 71. Obv: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M. Laureate head right. Rev: TRI POT. Vesta seated left, draped, holding simpulum. Ref: RIC II.1 46; RSC / Cohen 561. Prov: Archer M. Huntington (1870-1955) Collection; loaned, then bequeathed to Hispanic Society of America (HSA 1001.1.22362); housed at the American Numismatic Society (same accession number), late 1940s - c. 2012; 8 March 2012, sold at Sotheby's sealed-bid sale of all 37,895 Huntington coins; acq. by consortium, incl. Jose Vico; returned to ANS among 26,500 other Huntington coins, May 2012 - summer 2013; consigned by ANS to CNG e-Auction 397, 17 May 2017; Lampasas Collection; consigned to CNG e-Auction 487, 10 March 2021; Charles Chamberlain Collection; consigned to CNG e-Auction 509, 9 February 2022; Jackson-Jacobs Collection, present 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvk Posted January 25 · Member Share Posted January 25 Nice pick up. My rome and antioch pair: 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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