153, Lot: 196. Estimate $150. Sold for $291. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Divus Vespasian. Died AD 79. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.45 g). Rome mint. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. Laureate head right / Shield set on a column which is surmounted by an urn; laurel branch on either side. RIC II 62 (Titus); RSC 149. Near EF, wonderful old cabinet toning.