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Divus Vespasian. Died AD 79. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.36 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. Near EF.
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Triton XXVIII
Live bidding began Jan 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM EST
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Divus Vespasian. Died AD 79. AV Aureus (18.5mm, 7.36 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck under Titus, AD 80-81. DIVVS ΛVGVSTVS VESPΛSIΛNVS, laureate head right / E X above, round shield inscribed S C set low on column, on which stands an urn; laurel branch (tree) on either side. RIC II.1 358 (Titus); Calicó 630c (this coin illustrated); BMCRE 123-4 (Titus); BN 96-7 (Titus); Biaggi 319. Some faint hairlines, edge marks. Near EF. Click here for a video presentation on this collection.
From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex Spink America (3 May 1995), lot 579; Numismatica Ars Classica 4 (27 February 1991), lot 341; Leu 33 (3 May 1983), lot 40; Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection (Part I, Sotheby’s Zurich, 10 November 1972), lot 272.
The final winners of all Triton XXVIII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 14-15 January 2025.
Triton XXVIII – Session Three – Lot 558–829 will be held Wednesday morning, 15 January 2025 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
We recognize that our users may have various Internet Browsers and Operating Systems. We like our visitors to have the best possible experience when using our bidding platform. However, we do recognize that it is impossible to develop applications that work identically, efficiently and effectively on all web browsers. The CNG bidding platform supports the latest stable major version and stable previous version of Chrome and Firefox.
From the Georges Albert Haikel Collection. Ex Spink America (3 May 1995), lot 579; Numismatica Ars Classica 4 (27 February 1991), lot 341; Leu 33 (3 May 1983), lot 40; Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection (Part I, Sotheby’s Zurich, 10 November 1972), lot 272.
The final winners of all Triton XXVIII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 14-15 January 2025.
Triton XXVIII – Session Three – Lot 558–829 will be held Wednesday morning, 15 January 2025 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.
Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.
We recognize that our users may have various Internet Browsers and Operating Systems. We like our visitors to have the best possible experience when using our bidding platform. However, we do recognize that it is impossible to develop applications that work identically, efficiently and effectively on all web browsers. The CNG bidding platform supports the latest stable major version and stable previous version of Chrome and Firefox.
