Triton XVII, Lot: 668. Estimate $10000. Sold for $8000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 26.26 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 71. IMP CAES VESPAS AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head right / SALVS AVGVSTA, S C in exergue, Salus seated left on chair, holding patera in extended right hand, scepter in left. RIC II 245; BMCRE 574-5; BN 533-4. EF, green and reddish-brown patina, light cleaning marks. Exceptional bust of Vespasian.