RIC 1058 Vespasian

AR Denarius, 3.21g
Rome mint, 79 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, l.
Rev: TR - POT X COS VIIII; Capricorn l. : below, globe
RIC 1058 (C). BMC 251. RSC 554. BNC 219.
Ex Harlan J. Berk BBS 138, 1 June 2004, lot 224.

A denarius from Vespasian's last issue struck before his death in June 79. It copies an Augustan reverse design featuring Capricorn his natal sign.

The globe under the Capricorn is normally cross-hatched. Rare and unusual with curving latitudinal lines.

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Filename:	vesp den _600 hjb capricorn rev~0.JPG
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Tiathena

[Feb 11, 2005 at 11:05 PM]

Awesome!

ancientcoins

[Sep 23, 2005 at 11:23 AM]

STUNNING!

anthivs

[Jan 14, 2010 at 10:43 AM]

Congratulations!

fordicus

[Jan 14, 2010 at 04:12 PM]

beautiful

randy h2

[Jan 15, 2010 at 02:48 AM]

lordmarcovan

[Oct 08, 2015 at 08:14 AM]

I've always loved this type. Used to have a much lower grade example which had pretty toning, but this one of yours... Wow!!! (Edit- no- actually my capricorn-and-globe was a Titus. But anyway...)

Jay GT4

[Aug 22, 2023 at 02:47 AM]

Gorgeous

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