198, Lot: 282. Estimate $300. Sold for $1501. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (19mm, 2.84 g, 2h). Ephesus mint. Struck AD 73. IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS IIII TR P P P, laureate head right / Victory standing right, holding wreath and palm; star at feet to right. RIC II 1454; RSC -; RPC II 850a. EF, a bit over cleaned, starting to retone. Very rare with ‘COS IIII’ date.