DISCOVER HISTORICAL ANCIENT ROMAN COINS

Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius, 19mm, 3.3g, 6h; Rome mint. Struck AD 77-78. Obv.: VESPASIANVS AVG IMP CAESAR; Laureate head left. Rev.: COS VIII around, Mars standing left, holding spear and trophy. Reference: RIC II 940; RSC 126. From the Doug Smith Collection. While not a great rarity, this coin is not easy to find when you go looking for one. I am attempting to collect this entire series of denarii both with and without the grain ear you see on the reverse of this coin.

Vespasian 69-79 AD, AE As (27.2 mm, 8.05 g.) Obv: Vespasian laureate bust right; IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS VIII PP Rev: Palm tree, arms scattered, Jewess seated in mourning to r.; IVDAEA CAPTA SC, Reference: Hendin 1561, RIC II. 1233. Earthen contrast added. This lot is accompanied by a photo-authenticity receipt signed by David Hendin, author of Guide to Biblical Coins. Though not a rare coin, as part of the Judea Capta coinage issued under Vespasian, it is an important one