Rare Vespasian Ephesus Denarius with Star and Annulet

357, Lot: 377. Estimate $150. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (18mm, 2.96 g, 7h). Ephesus mint. Struck AD 74. Laureate head right / Victory advancing right, holding wreath and palm frond; * (mintmark) at her feet to right, annulet to left. RIC II 1465; RPC II 853 var. (without annulet); RSC 277 var. (same). Good VF, flan roughness on Vespasian’s face, a couple of scrapes on the edge. Rare variety with annulet.