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Offline David Atherton

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Vespasian Victoria Navalis COTD
« on: September 12, 2018, 01:22:05 am »
I recently received this fairly rare Vespasian dupondius. https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-149367

Although the Victoria Navalis type is traditionally attributed to Vespasian's lone Jewish War 'naval' battle - I am a bit sceptical, although it's difficult to account for the type otherwise. Perhaps it being a general 'Our Lady Victory of the Fleet' Naval type (Mattingly) is closer to the truth?

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Re: Vespasian Victoria Navalis COTD
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2018, 07:56:32 pm »
Lovely coin David. I really like the reverse.

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Re: Vespasian Victoria Navalis COTD
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2018, 07:29:29 am »
Thank you Andrew for the kind words. It's quite a treat to hold such a rarity in hand.

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Re: Vespasian Victoria Navalis COTD
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2018, 09:31:01 am »
Wow! ... David, that baby is amazing!

It's a very rugged looking coin ... I love it, congrats!

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Oh, but hopefully you'll release it from its plastic tomb? (cheers, either way)

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Re: Vespasian Victoria Navalis COTD
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2018, 06:21:15 pm »
Vespasian owed the army and navy an enormous debt for winning the civil war and making him emperor. I include the navy because at times they played an important background role. If there's no specific reference to Judea, I put them down as general military types.
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Re: Vespasian Victoria Navalis COTD
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2018, 06:47:57 pm »
Wow! ... David, that baby is amazing!

It's a very rugged looking coin ... I love it, congrats!

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Oh, but hopefully you'll release it from its plastic tomb? (cheers, either way)

Thanks Steve. And yes, the coin has been freed!


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Re: Vespasian Victoria Navalis COTD
« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2018, 06:56:50 pm »
Vespasian owed the army and navy an enormous debt for winning the civil war and making him emperor. I include the navy because at times they played an important background role. If there's no specific reference to Judea, I put them down as general military types.

I lean in that direction too, although it must be noted even the highly respected Josephus historian Steve Mason attributes the coin type to the Lake Gennesaret naval battle.

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Re: Vespasian Victoria Navalis COTD
« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2018, 08:32:15 pm »
Great coin David.  I believe these are Judaea Capta types.  

According to Mason, "The small frieze on the arch beneath the architrave depicts a river-god image, seeming to confirm that the Flavians made an issue of naval victory in the Judaean War itself...... To look more Pompeian-Augustan, it seems, the Flavians either greatly magnified the lopsided lake skirmish or simply fabricated a real naval victory."

Here's one of mine -

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-101802

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Re: Vespasian Victoria Navalis COTD
« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2018, 11:51:55 pm »
Cha-Ching!!

That's awesome David => 100%

Ummm, the coin loves you for freeing it!

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