I have
had this one for q while and thought it worth sharing it again (I am sure I have shared it before at some point!).
It is a
fouree denarius of
Vespasian that I bought for the
Mars depiction, which is one of my areas of weakness. It was not bought as a
fouree though I think the dealer has
his suspicions despite
his declaration otherwise that it was
fouree since the
price was
too reasonable.
Obv:–
IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, Laureate
head right
Rev:–
COS VIII,
Mars standing left, holding
trophy and spear;
corn ear in ground on right
Copying
Cohen 127,
RIC II 104
There is what appears to be a bubble on both sides of the coin at the same point indicating the separation of the top layer of silver. There are also holes in the upper layer that are clearly evident in the detailed image of the
reverse.
The
coin shows signs of being struck (to my eyes at least). I would value other opinions on this one.
Regards,
Martin
