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Electronic Auction 490

Lot nuber 281

Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.01 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 77-78.


Electronic Auction 490
Lot: 281.
 Estimated: $ 2 000

Merani Collection – Roman Imperial, Gold

Sold For $ 2 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (19mm, 7.01 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 77-78. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right / COS VIII in exergue, Vespasian, in military dress, on left, standing left, holding vertical spear in right hand and parazonium slanted upward to right in left hand; on right, Victory standing left, holding wreath in right hand above Vespasian’s head and palm frond in left. RIC II.1 935; Calicó 624; BMCRE 204; BN 181-2; Adda 55 var. (head left); Biaggi 317. Toned, a few scratches, minor marks. Fine.

From the Peter J. Merani Collection. Ex Holyland Numismatics Inventory 001515 (February 2013).


Closing Date and Time: 21 April 2021 at 11:33:20 ET.

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