Watch List notes:

Vespasian Æ Sestertius. Rome, AD 71. IMP CAES V4ESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head right / Front view of the Temple of Isis, showing four columns on a podium of five steps; between the columns at entrance to an inner shrine is a statue of Isis, standing facing holding patera; to the right and left of the steps are statues standing on low bases; above, within a semicircular pediment with elaborate ornamentation above, can be seen Isis riding a dog running right. RIC 204; BMCRE -, cf. 780 (diff. obv. legend). 25.22g, 33mm, 5h.

Very Fine - Good Very Fine. Extremely Rare.

From a private European collection.

Part of Vespasian's first sestertius issue of AD 71, this reverse type marks the first time in Roman Imperial coinage where an Egyptian deity is commemorated.