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Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ sestertius (23,20 g). Rome mint, struck AD 71. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG P M T P P P COS III, Laureate bust to right, wearing aegis / FORTVNAE REDVCI, Fortuna, draped, standing left, holding rudder set on globe in right hand and cornucopiae in left; S C across fields. Dark-brown patina with red hues. A rare first emission of this scarce variant. RIC II.1 74, Same obverse die as the specimen in Münzkabinett Berlin (18222071), Ex Dr. Meyer Collection: Ex Dr. Bauer Collection; Ex Signorelli Collection; Ex Münz Zentrum, Köln, auction 64, 15.04.1988, lot 156 Grade: 1+