Details
LOT 3073
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 69-79.
Ephesus mint; struck AD 71. IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P, laureate head to right / CONCORDIA AVG, Ceres seated to left, on ornate high-backed chair, holding corn ears and poppy with her right hand and cornucopia with her left; [EPHE (ligate) in exergue]. RIC II.1 1428; RPC II 830; BMCRE 453; RSC 67. Very Fine.(2.92gr, 17mm, 7h).
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 3073
Vespasian AR Denarius.
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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