Vespasian, AR Denarius, Tarraco mint.

IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head of Vespasian left. 
VICTORIA IMP VESPASIANI, Victory, standing left on a globe, 
holding wreath and palm branch. 

Struck AD 70 at Tarraco, after Vespasian's arrival in Rome, as part of a series of coins celebrating his military victories. 

RIC 1340; BMCRE 362; RSC 630; Sear 2260; Paris III, 30 (Rome).

With permission of Tkalec AG Oct. 2003 auction, lot 234