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RIC 1124 Vespasian
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AR Denarius, 3.06g
Lyon mint, 71 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG TR P; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: TITVS ET DOMITIAN CAESARES PRIN IVEN; Titus and Domitian std. l., on curule chairs, with branches
RIC 1124 (R). BMC 393. RSC 544. BNC -.
Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection.
This dynastic reverse type was minted at both Rome and Lyon*. Both are rare, with perhaps the the Lugdunese type being the rarest of the two.
* The type has also been attributed to uncertain western mints (See my RIC 1363 var.).
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