RS86892. Silver denarius, RIC II-1 Vespasian 863 (R2); RSC II 105a, BMCRE II Vespasian 305 var. (...VS); BnF III Vespasian 268 var. (same), Hunter I V32 var. (same), VF, tight flan, porous, bumps and marks, Zeus' head and rev. legend not fully struck, Rome mint, weight 3.166g, maximum diameter 18.8mm, die axis 180
o, as caesar, 76 A.D.; obverse T CAESAR IMP VESPASIAN, laureate head right; reverse IOVIS CVSTOS (Jupiter the Guardian), Jupiter standing half-left, nude, patera in right hand over altar at feet left on left, long scepter vertical behind in left hand; from a New England dealer;
very rare;
SOLD