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Auction 125  23-24 Jun 2021
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Lot 586

Estimate: 1500 CHF
Price realized: 1900 CHF
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Uncertain mint in Asia, Ephesus (?). Domitian Caesar, 69 – 81.
Denarius 76, AR 2.73 g. CAES AVG F DOMIT COS III Laureate and bearded head r. Rev. PON MAX – TR P COS VI Victory standing l. on prow, holding wreath in r. hand and palm branch in l. C –. BMC Vespasian –, cf. 53 (Titus). RIC Vespasian 1490 (this coin illustrated). CBN –, cf. 142 Vespasian. RPC –, cf. Vespasian 1454.
Apparently unique. Wonderful iridescent tone and extremely fine

Ex Rauch 79, 2006, 2336 and NAC 101, 2017 218 sales .
As observed in RIC II.1, Page 170, note 67, this coin is presumed to be a mule with a Vespasian reverse as yet unattested to Vespasian. However, as noted for lot 581, other possible mule issues from the mint at this time are probably not mule. It will be interesting to observe f other example come to light in the future.
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