★ An interesting victory aureus of Vespasian ★

Vespasian, 69-79. Aureus (Gold, 19 mm, 7.26 g, 7 h), Rome, 77-78. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG Laureate head of Vespasian to left. Rev. COS VIII Vespasian standing front in military attire, head to left, holding spear in his right hand and parazonium in his left, being crowned by Victory, on the right, standing front, head to left, holding palm frond in her left hand. BMC 205. Calicó 625a. CBN 183. Cohen 131. RIC 936. Light marks, otherwise, good very fine.

From the collection of Dipl.-Ing. Adrian Lang, ex Gitbud & Naumann E-Auction 6, 4 August 2013, 354 and Rauch MBS 10, 2 March 2006, 343 (illustrated on the front cover).