Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.23 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 75. Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 124
Lot: 624. Estimated: $ 5 000

Roman Imperial, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 6 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.23 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 75. IMP CΛESΛR VESPΛSIΛNVS ΛVG, laureate head right / PON MAX TR P COS VI, Victory standing left on cista mystica, holding wreath and palm frond; snake erect on either side. RIC II 775; Calicó 665a (same rev. die); D.A. Longuet, Collection du Vicomte De Sartiges, Series Grecque et Romaine (Paris, ca. 1910), pl. XXVI, 105 (this coin). Edge marks, ex-mount. Good VF.

Ex Triskeles 21 (29 September 2017), lot 392; Vicomte de Sartiges Collection (Ars Classica XVIII, 10 October 1938), lot 144; Sir John Evans Collection (Rollin & Feuardent, 26 May 1909), lot 62.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 124 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 September 2023. This lot is in Session Three, which will begin 20 September at 9 AM ET.

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