Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (19mm, 3.41 g, 1h). Uncertain (Ephesus?) mint. Struck AD 76. IMP VESPASIANVS CAESAR AVG, laureate head right / FIDES PVBL, clasped hands holding caduceus, two poppies, and two grain ears. RIC II 1475; RPC 1452; RSC 163; BMCRE 490 var. (arrangement of rev. legend); BN 19 var. (same; Rome). Good VF, lightly toned. Rare. Lacking the usual annulet below the bust.
From the Elwood Rafn Collection.
