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Auction 11  12 January 2014
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Lot 416

Estimate: 900 USD
Price realized: 1200 USD
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Lot of three Flavian sestertii. . (1) Divus Vespasian, struck by Titus, 80-81 AD. 22.95g, 7h. Obv: DIV[O] / AVG / VESP in field, S P Q R in exergue, seated statue of Divus Vespasian, holding scepter and Victory on globe, on wagon drawn right by four elephants with drivers. Rx: Legend of Titus around large S C. RIC 257 (R ); BM 222, pl. 51.5 (same obv. Die); Paris 229, pl. LXXXIII (same obv. Die); Cohen 205 (25 Fr.). (2) Titus, 80-81 AD. 22.68g, 7h. Obv: IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII Head laureate right. Rx: PIETAS - AVGVSTI around (final I added by tooling), S C in exergue, togate Titus and Domitian clasp hands and hold scepters, veiled Pietas/Concordia standing between them joins their right hands. RIC 159 (R2), pl. 95 = Paris 166, pl. LXXIX (same dies); BMC 177 note; Cohen 151 (30 Fr.). (3) Titus, Thracian mint, 80-81 AD. 25.68g, 7h.Obv: IMP T CAES DIVI VESP F A - VG P M TR P P P COS VIII Head laureate right. Rx: PAX - AVGVST S - C Pax standing left holding branch and cornucopia. RIC 498 (C ), BM 309, Paris 323, Cohen 141 corr. (4 Fr.). Second coin tooled, third has fine portrait. About Fine to VF

Ex Richard P. Miller Collection; the second coin from G. Hirsch 269, 24 September 2010, lot 2748
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