Watch List notes:

Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ sestertius (26,19 g). Rome mint, struck AD 70-71. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG P M TR P P P COS II, Laureate head right / MARS VICTOR, S-C across field, Mars standing facing, head right, holding transverse spear in right hand, trophy over left shoulder. Minor smoothing. Dark-brown patina. An extremely rare variant that seems to be unpublished in all major reference works. RIC II.1 176 var. (COS III), BMCRE 550 var. (COS III), Ex Münz Zentrum Köln, auction XXXVIII, 16.04.1980, lot 95 Grade: 1/1+