Vespasian, 69 – 79. Aureus, Lugdunum 71, AV 7.22 g. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P COS III Laureate head r. Rev. PACI – AVGVSTI Pax-Nemensis advancing r., raising skirt and pointing caduceus to serpent at her feet. C 283. BMC 400. RIC 1130. CBN 303. Giard Lyon 20. Calicó 655. A wonderful portrait and a superb reddish tone, extremely fine / good extremely fine Provenance Possibly from the Boscoreale hoard of 1895. Sold by Frank Sternberg and Giorgio Apparuti, Zürich, auction X, 25-26 November 1980, lot 310. Sold by Numismatica Ars Classica, Zürich, auction 78, 26 May 2014, lot 881.
Price realized | 14'000 CHF |
Starting price | 12'000 CHF |
Estimate | 15'000 CHF |