Watch List notes:

Vespasian, 69-79. Sestertius (Orichalcum, 36 mm, 23.87 g, 5 h), Rome, 71. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III Laureate head of Vespasian to right. Rev. ROMA / S - C Roma standing front, head to left, holding Victory in her right hand and spear in her left. BMC 560. Cohen 418. RIC 190. Struck on a broad flan and with a lovely glossy green patina. The reverse a bit rough, otherwise, very fine.


From an old Swiss collection, formed in the late 1970s and early 1980s.