Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 573. Estimate $750.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vespasian. AD 69-79. AR Denarius (3.05 g, 7h). Ephesus mint. Struck AD 71. IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P, laureate head right / AVG/E(PHE) in two lines within oak wreath. RIC II 1427; RPC II 829; RSC 40; BMCRE 452; BN 342. EF, lightly toned, underlying luster. Rare.

From a Gentleman’s Collection.