Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
Collector's Choice November 2022 Auction 14-17 Nov 2022
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VESPASIAN, died A.D. 79. AR Denarius (3.32 gms), Rome Mint, A.D. 80-81. Commemorative issue, struck under Titus. NGC Ch EF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5.
RIC-357 (Titus); RSC-497. Obverse: Laureate head right; Reverse: Foreparts of two Capricorns, left and right, back to back, supporting round shield inscribed S C; globus below. Well centered and sharply struck, this alluring posthumous issue pays homage to the recently-deceased founder of the Flavian dynasty. Rather lustrous and yet attractive.
Estimate: $300 - $500
RIC-357 (Titus); RSC-497. Obverse: Laureate head right; Reverse: Foreparts of two Capricorns, left and right, back to back, supporting round shield inscribed S C; globus below. Well centered and sharply struck, this alluring posthumous issue pays homage to the recently-deceased founder of the Flavian dynasty. Rather lustrous and yet attractive.
Estimate: $300 - $500