Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 6.97 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 77-78.Triton XXV – Session 5 Roman Imperial, Gold Sold For $ 2 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 6.97 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 77-78. IMP CΛESΛR VESPΛSIΛNVS ΛVG, Laureate head right / COS VIII in exergue, Vespasian, in military dress, on left, standing left, holding vertical spear in right hand and parazonium slanted upward to right in left hand; on right, Victory standing left, holding wreath in right hand above Vespasian’s head and palm frond in left. RIC II.1 935; Calicó 624 (same dies as illustration); Biaggi 317 (same dies). Toned, traces of deposits, flan flaw at edge. Near VF. |