CNG 120, Lot: 92. Estimate $300. Sold for $298.  	

VESPASIAN. 69-79 AD. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 25.72 g). Rome 
mint. Struck 71 AD. Radiate head right / Pax standing right, 
holding branch in left hand, and with torch in right, she 
sets fire to a pile of arms on ground; to left, statue of 
Minerva on column; to right, garlanded and lighted altar. 
RIC II 439; BMCRE 553; Cohen 336. 
From the Tony Hardy Collection.
New RIC 241.

This unorthodox representation of Pax belongs to the series 
of aes of AD 71, the year of the joint triumph of Vespasian 
and Titus to celebrate their victory in Judaea. Pax here 
holds a flaming torch and sets fire to arms, the spoils of 
Rome's defeated enemies. 

From the CNG Electronic Auction 120, Aug 10, 2005.
By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.