313, Lot: 225. Estimate $100. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ As (26mm, 10.81 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 74. Laureate head left / Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of skirt. RIC II 731. VF, dark gray-brown patina, earthen highlights, shallow cleaning marks.