Triton XVIII, Lot: 1049. Estimate $3000. Sold for $2500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 23.55 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 77-78. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII, laureate head right / ANNONA AVGVST, S C across field, Annona, draped, seated left, holding open on her lap a bag of grain ears, the ends held in her hands. RIC II 987; BMCRE 730; BN 768. Good VF, natural, hard, red-brown patina, some green deposits. Attractive surfaces. Rare.