Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV aureus (7,37 g). Antioch, struck AD 72. IMP•VESPAS•AVG P M – TRI P•P•P•COS•IIII• Laureate and draped bust left / VIRTVS AVGVSTI, Virtus standing right with left foot on shield, holding spear and parazonium. Reverse struck slightly off-center. Small marks and cleaning hairlines in fields. An extreme rarity and one of 2 specimens recorded in RPC. RIC II.1 1552, RPC II online, 1926 (# 2 this coin), Calicó 702a var. (same obverse die, but different revers type), Ex Bank Leu and Spink, Asta Ceresio 2, 26.09.1988, lot 185 Grade: 1