Ancient Coins - Roman
Lot 4555 Session 16 (9:30am Friday) Ancient Coins - Roman
Estimate $4,000
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VESPASIAN, (A.D. 69-79), gold aureus, Lugdunum mint, issue of A.D. 69-70, (7.10 g), obv. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG TR P, laureate head to right, rev. VICTORIA AVGVST, Victory advancing to left holding palm branch and wreath, (cf.S.2317 (denarius), Calico -, cf.RIC 295). Slightly porous field, very fine and very rare.
In a slab. The coin has no parallel issue to Vespasian but is very similar to issues of Vitellius. Could it be a use of a reverse die from this emperor?
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