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Item Sold At Auction #10
Web Product ID: 2210
Final Sale Price: $258.50
Denomination: Denarius
Reference: RPC II 850; RSC 68 var.; c/m: Howgego 839
New RIC 1453

  Vespasian. 69-79 AD. AR Denarius (3.18 gm). Struck 72 AD. Ephesus mint. IMP CAESAR
  VESPAS AVG COS IIII TR P P P, laureate head right; c/m: IMP VES within rectangular
  incuse / CONCORDIA [AVG], Ceres seated left, holding grain-ears and poppy in right
  hand, cornucopiae in left; * in exergue. RPC II 850; RSC 68 var.; c/m: Howgego 839.
  Coin VF, countermark Fine. Interesting countermark of Vespasian on a coin of
  Vespasian! Estimate $200.

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