Watch List notes:

Vespasian. AD 69-79. Æ as (10,84 g). Lugdunum mint, struck AD 77-78?. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG (COS VIII P P ?), Laureate head right, globe at point of bust / PROVIDENT; Rectangular altar standing on four steps, decorated with palmettes and volutes; door with four panels in front; S C across fields. Weakly struck on one side of flan. Minor corrosion pits in fields. Remarkable metal quality and well detailed with preserved flow lines on the surfaces. Attractive brown copper surfaces. Cf. RIC II.1 1235, Cf. BMCRE 846, Purchased from Spink & Son, 02.12.1987 Grade: 01