RIC 0943 Vespasian

AR Denarius, 3.35g
Rome Mint, 77-78 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: COS VIII in ex.; Pair of Oxen, under yoke, l.
RIC 943 (C). BMC 206. RSC 133. BNC 184.
Ex Harlan J. Berk BBS 145, 14 September 2005, lot 237.

This coin was struck as a part of Vespasian's agricultural issue in 77 A.D. The BMCRE also states it may be a "colonist" type, "referring to an extension of the pomoerium."

A decent coin in hand with a severe looking Vespasian.