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Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (17mm, 3.48 g, 12h). Ephesus mint. Struck AD 71. IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P, laureate head right / AVG/ E(PHE) in two lines within wreath. RIC II.1 1427; RPC II 829; RSC 40; BMCRE 452; BN 341. Lustrous, faint hairlines. EF. Beautifully centered and well struck. Exceptional.
From the G.W. Trow Collection. Ex Goldberg 80 (3 June 2014), lot 3129; Künker 143 (6 October 2008), lot 518.
When Vespasian’s reign began, he was supreme general in the eastern provinces leading the Roman army against the Jewish rebels in Judaea. The established eastern mints of Antioch and Ephesus were employed to strike coins in his name to pay the legions needed to challenge for the throne and complete the Judaean war. The production of denarii and aurei at Ephesus continued after he secured power until circa AD 76, including this specimen dated to 71. Ephesus having a long history of coinage, portraiture and overall quality were equal or superior to the mint of Rome, while retaining a distinctive style.
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