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LOT 3070
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 69-79.
Ephesus mint; struck AD 73. IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS IIII TR P P P, laureate head to right / PACI AVGVSTAE, Victory advancing to right, holding palm branch and wreath; to right, star. RIC² 1454. Very Fine. Slightly double struck of reverse. Very rare obverse legend.(3.19gr, 18mm, 12h).
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3070
Vespasian AR Denarius.
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Purchased from Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, September 2010; From an old UK collection; From the collection of a London antiquarian.
