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RIC 0937 Vespasian
AR Denarius, 3.50g
Rome Mint, 77-78 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: COS VIII; Mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak, fastened with belt(?)round waist, standing l., holding spear slanting upwards l. in r. hand and trophy on l. shoulder in l.
RIC 937 (C2). BMC 200. RSC 125. BNC 177.
Acquired from Old Roman Coins, April 2003.

A 'Mars triumphant' type which copies a famous reverse from the republican past struck by L. Valerius Flaccus circa 108 B.C.

RIC 0937 Vespasian

AR Denarius, 3.50g
Rome Mint, 77-78 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: COS VIII; Mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak, fastened with belt(?)round waist, standing l., holding spear slanting upwards l. in r. hand and trophy on l. shoulder in l.
RIC 937 (C2). BMC 200. RSC 125. BNC 177.
Acquired from Old Roman Coins, April 2003.

A 'Mars triumphant' type which copies a famous reverse from the republican past struck by L. Valerius Flaccus circa 108 B.C.

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IhsantheCursed

[Apr 01, 2008 at 08:35 AM]

eh. Its okay. Neutral

Neutral

Noah

[Aug 15, 2009 at 04:57 PM]

I find it better than ok, it is a lovely coin with an enviable luster

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