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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 684
᷅ SOLD: Vespasian, 69-79 AD, AR Denarius, Pax, struck 75 AD
Ruler: Vespasian
Province: Rome mint
Date: 75 AD
Denomination: AR Denarius
Composition: Silver
Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG (counterclockwise, read outwardly), Head of Vespasian, laureate, facing right
Reverse: PON MAX TR P COS VIP, Pax, bare to the waste, seated left, holding branch extended in right hand, left hand on lap
Size: 3.30g, 19.31mm, 6h
Grade: F, toned
Provenance: ex FORVM Ancient Coins (2017)
Reference(s): BMCRE II 161-164; RIC II, pt. 1, 486, 772; Cohen I 371; RSC II 366; BnF III 139; Hunter I 51; SRCV I 2301
This coin was struck in antiquity. It is a valuable piece of history that is unique and irreplaceable. It tells us a story of civilisation past. It makes us reflect on the wonders of yesterday. Whose hands did this coin pass through? What spectacles did it bear witness to?
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 490
᷅ SOLD: Vespasian, 69-79 AD, Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch, AR Tetradrachm, struck 69/70 AD
Ruler: Vespasian
Province: Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem
Date: New Holy Year 2 (69/70 AD)
Denomination: AR Tetradrachm
Composition: Silver
Obverse: AVTOKPATΩ[P KAICAP CEBACT]OC OVECΠACIANOC (starting upper right), Laureate head of Vespasian right
Reverse: ETOVC - [NEOV IEPOV B], Eagle standing left on club, wings spread, holding wreath in beak; in left field, palm branch
Size: 25.01mm, 14.98g, 1h
Grade: VF, expressive portrait, tight flan, attractive cabinet toning
Provenance: ex Triskeles Auction 21 (29 September 2017), Lot 300; ex Pars Coins
Reference(s): McAlee 357; Prieur 135; RPC II 1971; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC Galatia -; Butcher -; SGICV -
This coin was struck in antiquity. It is a valuable piece of history that is unique and irreplaceable. It tells us a story of civilisation past. It makes us reflect on the wonders of yesterday. Whose hands did this coin pass through? What spectacles did it bear witness to?
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 491
᷅ SOLD: Vespasian, 69-79 AD, Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch, AR Tetradrachm, struck 69/70 AD
Ruler: Vespasian
Province: Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem
Date: New Holy Year 2 (69/70 AD)
Denomination: AR Tetradrachm
Composition: Silver
Obverse: AVTOKPATΩP KAI - CAP CEB[ACTOC OVECΠACIANOC] (starting upper right), Laureate head of Vespasian right
Reverse: ETOVC - N[EOV IEPOV B], Eagle standing left on club, wings spread, holding wreath in beak; in left field, palm branch
Size: 25.01mm, 14.98g, 1h
Grade: VF, expressive portrait, tight flan, attractive cabinet toning
Provenance: ex Triskeles Auction 21 (29 September 2017), Lot 301; ex Pars Coins
Reference(s): McAlee 357; Prieur 135; RPC II 1971; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC Galatia -; Butcher -; SGICV -
This coin was struck in antiquity. It is a valuable piece of history that is unique and irreplaceable. It tells us a story of civilisation past. It makes us reflect on the wonders of yesterday. Whose hands did this coin pass through? What spectacles did it bear witness to?
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 297
᷅ SOLD: Vespasian, AR Denarius, Clasped Hands Reverse, 72-79 AD
Ruler: Vespasian
Province: Uncertain mint in Asia Minor
Date: 72-79 AD
Denomination: AR Denarius
Composition: Silver, appears to have been gold-plated in antiquity
Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG (counterclockwise, read outwardly), Head of Vespasian, laureate, facing right; mint-mark o below bust
Reverse: FIDES PVBL (starting low right), Clasped hands, holding winged caduceus upright between two poppies and corn-ears, one of each right and left
Size: 3.0g, 18mm, 6h
Grade: gEF (reverse), aF (obverse)
Reference(s): BMC 490; RSC 164;
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᷅ SOLD: Vespasian, AR Denarius, Implements, 72-73 AD
Ruler: Vespasian
Province: Rome
Date: 72-73 AD
Denomination: AR Denarius
Composition: Silver
Obverse: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII, Laureate bust of emperor facing right
Reverse: AVGVR TRI POT, sacrificial implements: simpulum, aspergillum, jug and lituus
Size: 2.85g.
Grade: gF
Reference(s): RIC 356, RSC 45, BMC 64
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 266
᷅ SOLD: Vespasian, AR Denarius, Implements, 72-73 AD
Ruler: Vespasian
Province: Rome
Date: 72-73 AD
Denomination: AR Denarius
Composition: Silver
Obverse: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII, Laureate bust of emperor facing right
Reverse: AVGVR TRI POT, sacrificial implements: simpulum, aspergillum, jug and lituus
Size: 2.85g.
Grade: gVF
Reference(s): RIC 356, RSC 45, BMC 64
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 577
᷅ SOLD: Vespasian, with Titus as Caesar, 69-79 AD, Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch, AR Tetradrachm, New Holy Year 2, struck 69/70 AD
Ruler: Vespasian, with Titus as Caesar
Province: Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antiochia ad Orontem
Date: 69/70 AD (new holy year 2)
Denomination: AR Tetradrachm
Composition: Silver
Obverse: [Α]ΥΤΟΚΡΑΤ ΚΑΙΣΑ ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙ[ΑΝΟΥ], Head of Vespasian, laureate, facing right
Reverse: ΦΛΑΥΙΟΥΕ[ΣΠ ΚΑΙΣ ΕΤΟΥ]Σ ΝΕΟ ΥΙΕΡΟΥ, Head of Titus, laureate facing right; in left field, star; in right field; B (New Holy Year 2)
Size: 23.38mm, 13.2g, 12h
Grade: VF, tight flan, toned, attractive lustre
Provenance: ex Pegasi Numismatics Auction 37 (14 November 2017), Lot 344; from the Gordon S. Parry Collection, ex Classical Numismatic Group Auction 82 (16 September 2009, realised USD 465 plus 20% buyers fee); ex Giessener Münzhandlung 64 (11 October 1993), Lot 378
Reference(s): Prieur 106; McAlee 328; RPC II 1940; BMC Galatia [Antioch] p. 178, 226 (obv. begins with T); cf. Butcher p. 73, 4 (obv. legend); cf. SGICV 747 (head left, obv. starts with T)
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 472
᷅ SOLD: Vitellius, 69 AD, AR Denarius, Vesta, struck c. late April–20 December 69 AD
Ruler: Vitellius
Province: Rome
Date: circa late April–20 December 69 AD
Denomination: AR Denarius
Composition: Silver
Obverse: A VITELLIVS GE[RM IMP] AVG TR P, head of Vitellius, laureate, right
Reverse: [PO]NT MAXIM, Vesta, veiled, draped, seated right on throne, holding patera in right hand and sceptre in left
Size: 18.27mm, 3.2g, 6h
Grade: aVF, obverse slightly off centre, tight flan, high relief portrait, fine style, light cabinet toning
Provenance: from the Expatriate Collection, ex Triskeles Auction 21 (29 September 2017), Lot 387
Reference(s): BMCRE I 34-37; RIC I 107; RSC II 72; SRCV I 2200
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 849
᷅ SOLD: Vitellius, 69AD, AR Denarius, Tripod, struck c. late April-20 December 69 AD
Ruler: Vitellius
Province: Rome mint
Date: circa late April–20 December 69 AD
Denomination: AR Denarius
Composition: Silver
Obverse: A VIT[ELLIVS GER]MAN IMP TR P, Laureate head of Vitellius, facing right
Reverse: [XV VIR] SACR FAC[·], Tripod-lebes; above, dolphin; below, raven
Size: 16.83mm, 3.1g, 6h
Grade: aF, lightly toned
Reference(s): BMCRE I 17; RIC I 86; RSC 114; Cohen I 112
This coin was struck in antiquity. It is a valuable piece of history that is unique and irreplaceable. It tells us a story of civilisation past. It makes us reflect on the wonders of yesterday. Whose hands did this coin pass through? What spectacles did it bear witness to?
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www.ancientcointraders.com pID: 274
᷅ SOLD: Vitellius, AR Denarius, Victory, 69 AD
Ruler: Vitellius
Province: Rome
Date: 69 AD
Denomination: AR Denarius
Composition: Silver
Obverse: A VITELLIVS GERMANICVS IMP, head of Vitellius, bare, right
Reverse: Victory, draped, seated left, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left
Grade: gF
Reference(s): BMC 4, Cohen 121, RIC 71