ANCIENT THEMES. Vespasian. AD 69-79. Cast Æ “Sestertius” (35mm, 33.24 g, 6h). Paduan type. Later cast after Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570). VF.

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ANCIENT THEMES. Vespasian. AD 69-79. Cast Æ “Sestertius” (35mm, 33.24 g, 6h). Paduan type. Later cast after Giovanni da Cavino (1500-1570). Laureate head right / Vespasian standing left, lifting up female kneeling right; behind, Roma standing right, holding shield. Cf. Johnson & Martini 1550-1560; Klawans 4. Brown surfaces, some porosity, small scrape on obverse, edge marks. VF.

From the Leo and Paula Gorelkin Collection. Ex Jonathan K. Kern Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 435, 2 January 2019), lot 638.


Closing Date and Time: 15 November 2023 at 14:45:40 ET.

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