Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ as (10,68 g). Rome mint, struck AD 73. IMP CAES VESP AVG P M T P COS IIII CENS, Laureate head left / VICTORIA AVGVST, Victory standing right on prow, holding wreath in right hand and palm over left shoulder; S C across fields. Some smoothing of rough green encrustations. Dark-brown patina with copper highlights. Very rare. RIC II.1.603, BMCRE 665, Purchased from Seaby Coins, 21.04.1976 Grade: 1+