Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 26.16 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 71. Good VF.

Electronic Auction 571 – Session 2
Lot: 1042.
Closing Date: Sep 26 2024 10:00 ET

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Estimate: $ 1 500

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Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (35mm, 26.16 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck AD 71. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG PM TR P P COS III, laureate head right / IMPERATOR CAESAR, S C across field, Vespasian standing facing, wearing military attire, head left, nimbate, holding branch and scepter. RIC II.1 80 (R3; this coin cited). Dark green patina, heavily smoothed and tooled, area of fill on reverse, hairline flan crack. Good VF. This example was cited by Carradice and Buttrey in RIC II.1 and was the only example they knew of. A second example in lower grade was sold in Peus 433 (1 November 2022), lot 1476.

Ex Oslo Myntgalleri 28 (6 May 2022), lot 307; Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 883; Numismatica Ars Classica 46 (2 April 2008), lot 529; Numismatica Ars Classica 27 (12 May 2004), lot 352 (hammer 6,000 CHF).


Closing Date and Time: 26 September 2024 at 10:13:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.