Very rare Vespasian sestertius
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Object number
AR3168M04
| Coined by: |
Vespasian (Titus Flavius Vespasianus) |
| Reign: |
69 - 79 A.D.
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| Value: |
Sestertius
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| Material: |
Brass (Orichalcum)
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| Details: |
Diameter: 34 mm, weight: 23.55 g. Rome mint, 71 A.D. |
| Obverse: |
[IMP CA]ES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS [III] Laureate draped head to the right |
| Reverse: |
[PAX] AVG [S - C] Pax standing right, holding branch and setting a pile of arms on fire. Left shield leaning on a column with a statue of Minerva. |
| Condition |
Obverse fine - very fine, reverse very good. Slight corrosion.
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| References: |
BMC 119, 553 var; RIC 434. Very rare. |
| Provenance: |
Acquired 2021 in a German auction house. Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachf. auction Nr. 141 (1984), lot 593.
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| Authenticity: |
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