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LOT 3556
Divus Vespasian AR Denarius. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. Rome mint.
DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS, laureate head to right / S C on shield supported by two capricorns, with globe below. RIC II.1 357 (Titus); BMCRE 129-131 (Titus); RSC 497. Near Very Fine.(3.55gr, 18mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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