SH41422. Silver denarius, RIC II-1 937; RSC II 125; BMCRE II 200; BnF III 177; SRCV I 2288, VF, Rome mint, weight 2.768g, maximum diameter 18.3mm, die axis 180
o, 77 - 78 A.D.; obverse IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right; reverse COS VIII, Mars standing left, spear in right hand, trophy in left;
excellent portrait; old "cigar box" collection rainbow toning; from the Prof. Henry H. Armstrong collection, handwritten envelope notes, "Purchase, Champion, 1910";
scarce;
SOLD