CNG 109, Lot: 649. Estimate $2000. Sold for $9000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Vitellius. AD 69. Æ Sestertius (34.5mm, 25.73 g, 6h). Rome mint. Laureate and draped bust right / Mars, helmeted and in military dress with parazonium at side, advancing left, holding Victory and trophy over shoulder. RIC I 115. VF, green patina, some brown, cleaning marks and minor roughness.

From the collection of a Texas Wine Doctor, purchased from Dr. Paul Rynearson, 4 December 1992.