Details
LOT 3325
Vespasian AE Semis. AD 74. Rome mint. Struck for circulation in the East.
IMP • VESP • AVG, laureate head to left / PON • TR • POT, winged caduceus. RIC II -; RPC -; McAlee 377. Very Fine. Very rare with this reverse legend.(3.15gr, 18mm, 7h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, gentleman.
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