Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1008. Estimate $2000.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $1750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

DIVUS VESPASIAN. Died 79 AD. Æ Sestertius (26.63 gm, 8h). Rome mint. Struck under Titus, 80-81 AD. IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII, large S C across field / DIVO/AVG/VESP in upper right field, S P Q R in exergue, radiate statue of Vespasian seated right on ornate stool, holding long sceptre in right hand and Victory, holding palm and wreath, in extended left hand, set on ornate car drawn right by four elephants; each elephant has its own mahout. RIC II 143 (Titus); BMCRE 222 (Titus); BN 230 (Titus); Cohen 205. Good VF, mottled brown patina, hairline flan crack, light scratch on elephant's belly. Rare. ($2000)

From the Michael Weller Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 25 (25 June 2003), lot 419.