142, Lot: 117. Estimate $3000. Sold for $3080. Vespasian. AD 69-79. AV Aureus (20mm, 7.21 g). Rome mint. Struck AD 77-78. Laureate head right / Vespasian standing left holding spear and parazonium, crowned by Victory standing on his left. RIC II 105; BMCRE 204; Cohen 130. Good VF, small flaw on edge at 1:00. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 38 (6-7 June 1996), lot 923; Sotheby's (20 June 1979), lot 94. From the CNG Electronic Auction 142, June 28, 2006. By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.