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RIC 0941 Vespasian
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AR Denarius, 3.39g
Rome Mint, 77-78 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: COS VIII; Prow r. : above, star of eight rays
RIC 941 (C). BMC 210. RSC 136. BNC 186.
Acquired from Glenn W. Woods, November 2003. Ex unspecified CNG MBS.
A somewhat common reverse type which copies a design previously struck for Marc Antony. One of the major themes of Vespasian's coinage was his recoining of many past reverse types. Perhaps not chosen at random, many of these may have had some sort of contemporary meaning.
A most intriguing reverse type with the star and prow creating an eye appealing reverse design.
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