Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ sestertius (23,93 g). Rome mint, struck AD 71. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG PM TRP PP COS III, Laureate head right / Tetrastyle temple of Isis with semicircular pediment; S C across fields. Slightly corroded in fields. Gently smoothed. Light-brown patina. A rare variant of a very rare type. RIC II.1 117 var. (no aegis), RIC II.1 204 var. (different obverse legend), BMCRE 780 var. (no aegis), From the V.J.E. Ryan Collection; Ex Glendining's, Sale 02.04.1952, lot 2364; Ex Classical Numismatic Group, auction 50, 23.06.1999, lot 76 Grade: 1/1+