Details
LOT 3318
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 72-73. Antioch mint.
IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII, laureate head to right / NEP RED, Neptune standing to left, with right foot on globe, holding acrostolium and sceptre. RIC 1555; RPC II 1928; RSC 274. Extremely Fine.(3.10gr, 17mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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