Watch List notes:

Vespasian Æ Contorniate. Rome, late 4th century AD. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III, laureate bust to right, drapery on far shoulder / Leander swimming to right across the Hellespont to meet Hero, standing to left atop tower holding oil lamp in outstretched right hand. C. 198; Sabatier XIV, 2. 23.65g, 39mm, 6h.

Good Fine; 'desert' patina. Extremely Rare.

Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 76, 5 November 2020, lot 966;
Acquired from Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung.