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LOT 3321
Vespasian AR Denarius. AD 71. Ephesus mint.
IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P, laureate head to right / CONCORDIA AVG, Ceres seated to left, holding grain ears in her right hand and cornucopia in her left; monogram below. RIC 1428 var.; cf. RPC II 827C (slightly differing monogram). Very Fine. Rare.(2.25gr, 17mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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