Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ dupondius (12,01 g). Lugdunum mint, struck AD 71. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III, Radiate head right, globe at point of bust / PAX AVG, Pax standing left, sacrificing over altar from a patera held in her right hand, and holding a caduceus and olive branch in left. Very minor corrosion in reverse field. A bold and expressive portrait of Vespasian struck in high relief. Attractive brown patina with orichalcum highlights. RIC II.1 1144, BMCRE -, BN 803, Ex Münz Zentrum, Köln, auction 56, 06.11.1985, lot 745 Grade: 1+