RIC 0049 Vespasian

AR Denarius, 3.08g
Rome mint, 71 AD
Obv: IMP CAES VE-SP AVG P M; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: No legend; Vespasian stg. r., with branch and sceptre, in quadriga r.
RIC 49 (R2, this coin). BMC p. 14 note. RSC -. BNC -. Hendin 1481.
Acquired from Ephesus Numismatics, December 2005.

An extremely rare Rome mint quadriga reverse commemorating Vespasian and Titus' Judaean Triumph. It is much more commonly seen from the Antioch mint with an obverse legend recording Vespasian as COS IIII. RIC dates this Rome mint prototype close to the triumph which occurred in 71. RIC co-author Ian Carradice knew of only three other specimens. This specimen serves as the RIC II plate coin.

Kind thanks to Harry Sneh for the attribution help.

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Pscipio

[Dec 19, 2005 at 02:38 AM]

Very nice coin, I especially like the portrait and the toning.

Tiathena

[Jun 30, 2006 at 11:46 PM]

Agreed! &nd regardless of the roughness - the horses of this quadriga are unmistakably Prancing! Have to love that!

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