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Offline David Atherton

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Excellent Vespasian Portrait And Rare Variant Reverse COTD
« on: July 18, 2018, 12:48:22 am »
I was thrilled to recently receive this wonderful denarius in the mail! https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-148102

After searching through my files and online with asearch I have not found another example with six upright corn-ears. If anyone knows of another please let me know. I would be curious to know if it is a die match or not.

I suppose you really are a specialist when you are counting the number of corn-ears!

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Re: Excellent Vespasian Portrait And Rare Variant Reverse COTD
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2018, 02:33:31 am »
Hi David ... congrats on scoring that great Vespasian winner

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I agree that your 6 upright (eight total) grain ear example seems like a bit of an outlier, eh? (I was able to find several examples with 5 upright, 7 total grain ears, but again, your new OP example seems to be a bit more rare ... very cool)

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Re: Excellent Vespasian Portrait And Rare Variant Reverse COTD
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2018, 06:41:01 am »
Only 5 on mine.

 Great artistry on yours David,  love the portrait

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Re: Excellent Vespasian Portrait And Rare Variant Reverse COTD
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2018, 11:17:40 am »
Nice variant David. I will have to start counting grain ears.

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Re: Excellent Vespasian Portrait And Rare Variant Reverse COTD
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2018, 06:35:06 pm »
Thanks everyone for the kind comments.

Steve, thank you for searching for a six upright corn-ears variant. I fear my coin may have the only die with that 'error'.

Jay, that portrait was another major reason I badly wanted this coin. One of the finest Vespasian portraits I've come across.

And Andrew, we wouldn't be self respecting specialist if we didn't count the corn-ears!

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Re: Excellent Vespasian Portrait And Rare Variant Reverse COTD
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2018, 02:01:26 am »
Hi David,

Good eye, you again find a great interesting new variation... ;) :)

Congratulation

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Re: Excellent Vespasian Portrait And Rare Variant Reverse COTD
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2018, 08:06:27 am »
Quote from: quadrans on July 31, 2018, 02:01:26 am
Hi David,

Good eye, you again find a great interesting new variation... ;) :)

Congratulation

Q.

Thanks Q!

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Re: Excellent Vespasian Portrait And Rare Variant Reverse COTD
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2018, 11:15:13 pm »
Congratulations David,

Nice coin!

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