Roman Empire Vespasian AD 71 Æ Sestertius About Very Fine; smoothed, light tooling
About Very Fine; smoothed, light tooling | ROMAN EMPIRE. Vespasian.
Bronze sestertius, AD 71. Rome.
Obv: IMP CAE VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III (sic), laureate head right. Rev: ROMA, Roma standing left, holding Victory and spear; S-C across fields.
About Very Fine; smoothed, light tooling.

Reference: RIC II.1-190 note; BMCRE-560 var. (obv. legend).
Rarity: Extremely Rare obv. legend variant; seemingly one of just 4 known examples.
Provenance: from the Euclidean Collection; acquired from David Miller, February 2016.
Die Axis: 6h.
Diameter: 33 mm.
Weight: 26.72 g.
Composition: Bronze.

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