Ancients
Vespasian (AD 69-79). AR denarius (18mm, 2.66 gm, 6h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 3/5. Rome, 21 December AD 69-early AD 70. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head of Vespasian right / IVDAEA, mourning Judaea, veiled and supporting head with left hand, seated right on ground before military trophy consisting of helmet, cuirass, two shields, and greaves mounted on pole, two more shields at base. GBC 6, 6492. GBC 5, 1464. RIC II.1, 2. A high grade and well-centered example celebrating a crucial victory by Vespasian and his children in Judaea, winning him acclaim and the keys to the entire Empire.
Ex Stack's Bowers & Ponterio, August 2021 ANA Auction (16 August 2021), lot 43122
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