Numismatica Ars Classica
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Ephesus. Vespasian augustus, 69 - 79.
Denarius 71, AR 3.42 g. IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P Laureate bust r. Rev. PACI – AVGVSTAE Victory advancing l., holding wreath and palm branch; in lower l. field, EPHE ligate. C 281. BMC p. 96, *. RIC 1432. CBN 354. RPC 834.
An extremely rare variety. A bold portrait struck on a very broad flan, good extremely fine
Ex NAC sale 106, 2018, 588.
This coin is an example of the far rarer type struck by the Ephesus mint in Vespasian's third consulship, where Victory is advancing to the left rather than to the right. For all earlier issues of the type from this mint, Victory is advancing to the left. The concurrent and later issues from this mint would have Victory advancing to the right, except for a very rare Titus (RIC ii.1 1467). Rare variations in orientation on the reverse are often assigned to die engraver error. However, in this case the move from left to right facing victory must have been a deliberate change for reasons unknown and maybe this rare type was issued before the change was made.
Denarius 71, AR 3.42 g. IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P Laureate bust r. Rev. PACI – AVGVSTAE Victory advancing l., holding wreath and palm branch; in lower l. field, EPHE ligate. C 281. BMC p. 96, *. RIC 1432. CBN 354. RPC 834.
An extremely rare variety. A bold portrait struck on a very broad flan, good extremely fine
Ex NAC sale 106, 2018, 588.
This coin is an example of the far rarer type struck by the Ephesus mint in Vespasian's third consulship, where Victory is advancing to the left rather than to the right. For all earlier issues of the type from this mint, Victory is advancing to the left. The concurrent and later issues from this mint would have Victory advancing to the right, except for a very rare Titus (RIC ii.1 1467). Rare variations in orientation on the reverse are often assigned to die engraver error. However, in this case the move from left to right facing victory must have been a deliberate change for reasons unknown and maybe this rare type was issued before the change was made.