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RIC 1556 Vespasian denarius
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IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII
Laureate Head of Vespasian right
VESTA
Vesta standing. left, with simpulum and sceptre
Antioch 72-73 CE
2.96g; 20-21mm
RIC 1556 (R3)
Double struck. Centering line still visible on reverse
Ex-Olympus Auction 4 lot 551 (mistakenly attributed as the common RIC 360 from the Rome mint)
Very rare. RIC cites one example from CNG 61, 25 September 2002, lot 1689. Since then a second example has appeared in the Atherton collection. This is the 3rd known example of the type although not a die match to the other 2 specimens.
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