Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 26.80 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 71. VF.

Triton XXVII
Lot: 724. Estimated: $ 3 000

Roman Imperial, Bronze, Coin-in-Hand Video

Sold For $ 3 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 26.80 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 71. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate bust right, slight drapery / ROMA RESVRGES, S C in exergue, Vespasian, laureate and togate, standing left, left arm at side, right hand extended to raise up Roma, a draped woman, kneeling right in front of him, and holding out her right hand to him; in the background stands the goddess Roma, helmeted and in military dress, holding [spear in right hand] and round shield in left hand . RIC II.1 195 (R2; same rev. die as illustration on back of dust jacket); BMCRE 565 (same dies); BN 531 (same obv. die). Brown patina, smoothed. VF. Very rare.

Ex Numismatica Ars Classica Spring Sale 2020 (25 May 2020), lot 934; Rauch 86 (12 May 2010), lot 669; Numismatica Ars Classica 25 (25 June 2003), lot 410.


The final winners of all Triton XXVII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 9-10 January 2024.

Triton XXVII – Session Three – Lot 648–983 will be held Wednesday morning, 10 January 2024 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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