Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (33.5mm, 25.62 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 72. Near EF.

CNG Feature Auction 133
Lot: 552. Estimated: $ 1 000

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Sold For $ 2 750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (33.5mm, 25.62 g, 6h). Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck AD 72. Laureate head right / S P Q R/ P • P/ OB CIVES/ SERVATOS in four lines within oak wreath. RIC II.1 1184; Lyon 64. Green patina, roughness and some cleaning scratches on obverse. Near EF.

Ex Walter Niggeler Collection (Part 3, Leu & Münzen und Medaillen AG, 2 November 1967), lot 1157; Emil Ernst Alfred Lejeune Collection (Rosenberg 72, 11 July 1932), lot 980.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 133 lots will be determined at the live online sale that will be held on 15-16 September 2026.

CNG Feature Auction 133 – Session Two – Lot 309-594 will be held Tuesday morning, 15 September 2026 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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