Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 29.00 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 71.

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Lot: 364. Estimated: $ 750

Roman Imperial, Bronze

Sold For $ 850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ Sestertius (34mm, 29.00 g, 5h). Rome mint. Struck AD 71. Laureate head right / Roma standing right, foot on cuirass, holding spear and parazonium. RIC II.1 196. Dark brown and green patina, minor roughness, areas of edge smoothing. VF.

Ex Alain Lagrange Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 76, 12 September 2007), lot 1425; Virgil M. Brand Collection (Part 10, Sotheby’s, 24 October 1985), lot 110; Cahn 40 (23 February 1920), lot 245.


Closing Date and Time: 26 May 2021 at 12:01:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.