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RIC 1058 Vespasian
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AR Denarius, 3.21g
Rome mint, 79 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, l.
Rev: TR - POT X COS VIIII; Capricorn l. : below, globe
RIC 1058 (C). BMC 251. RSC 554. BNC 219.
Ex Harlan J. Berk BBS 138, 1 June 2004, lot 224.
A denarius from Vespasian's last issue struck before his death in June 79. It copies an Augustan reverse design featuring Capricorn his natal sign.
The globe under the Capricorn is normally cross-hatched. Rare and unusual with curving latitudinal lines.
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