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Triton XXIV  19-20 Jan 2021
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Lot 1066

Estimate: 15 000 USD
Price realized: 44 000 USD
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Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.29 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck July-December AD 71. IMP CAES VE SP ΛVG P M, laureate head right / VIC AVG across field, Victory, draped, wings pointed upward, standing right on globe, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm frond in left hand over left shoulder. RIC II.1 47; Calicó 698a (same rev. die as illustration); BMCRE 63; BN 47; Adda 60 (same rev. die); Biaggi 344; Mazzini 583. Well struck, underlying luster. Superb EF. Excellent portrait. Comparable to the best in CoinArchives at $25,000.
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