Triton XVIII, Lot: 1051. Estimate $750. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Divus Vespasian. Died AD 79. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.00 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. DIVVS ΛVGVSTVS VESPΛSIΛNVS, laureate head right / E X across upper field, round shield, inscribed S C, set low on column, on which stands urn; laurel to left and right. RIC II 359 (Titus); RSC 149; BMCRE 127 (Titus); BN 98-9 (Titus). EF, toned, minor marks on reverse. Well centered and struck.

From the D. Fagan Collection, purchased from Pegasi.