Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1118. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

VESPASIAN. 69-79 AD. AR Denarius (3.21 gm, 7h). Ephesus mint. Struck 71 AD. IMP CAES VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P, laureate head right / PACI AVGVSTAE, Victory advancing right, holding palm across left shoulder and wreath in outstretched right hand; EPHE (PHE ligate) in lower right field. RIC II 333; RPC II 833/11; BMCRE 457; BN 351; Cohen 276. EF. ($500)