Lot of Three Rare Asses of Vespasian. . 1. Rome, 71 AD, reverse Eagle on globe, RIC 322 (R ). 2. Lugdunum, 71 AD, reverse Victory advancing left, RIC 1176 (R ). 3. Tarraco, 70 AD, 8.31g, 6h, obv. [I]MP CAESAR VESPASIAN[VS AVG P M TR P] Head laureate right, rev. COS DESIG [III - TR POT] Aequitas standing left holding scales and transverse scepter; Carradice et al., Tarraconensis, As 13 (1 spec., Madrid, same dies); not in RIC, obverse legend variant of RIC 1322 (1 spec.). A very rare reverse legend in a rare series of asses, apparently only the second specimen recorded with this obverse legend. VG to Good Fine.
Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection.