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Electronic Auction 475

Lot nuber 30

Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.21 g, 1h). Antioch (or Tyre?) mint. Struck AD 70.


Electronic Auction 475
Lot: 30.
 Estimated: $ 200

The McAlee Collection – Augustus to Clodius Albinus, Silver

Sold For $ 375. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.21 g, 1h). Antioch (or Tyre?) mint. Struck AD 70. [IM]P CAESAR VESP[ASIANVS AVG], laureate head right / VIRTVS [AVGVST], Virtus standing right, foot on prow, holding spear set on round shield and parazonium. RIC II.1 1542; RPC 1916; RSC –. Toned, some deposits and horn silver. Fine. Very rare.

From the Richard McAlee Collection.

McAlee considers this group of denarii to have been issued at Tyre, not Antioch. (McAlee p.159)

Closing Date and Time: 26 August 2020 at 10:09:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.