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                                Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1117. Closing Date: Jan 
                                10, 2005. VESPASIAN. 69-79 AD. AV Aureus (7.08 
                                gm, 1h). Rome mint. Struck 73 AD. Estimate $7500 
                                Sold For $4750 

                              VESPASIAN. 69-79 AD. AV Aureus (7.08 gm, 1h). Rome 
                              mint. Struck 73 AD. IMP CAES VESP AVG CEN, 
                              laureate smaller head right / VES-TA, Temple of 
                              Vesta: statue of Vesta standing left on low basis, 
                              holding [patera] in right hand and long sceptre in 
                              left hand; all within tetrastyle belvedere set on 
                              low tier with central staircase; two statues 
                              standing left and right on low bases, each holding 
                              a long sceptre, flanking the temple. Cf. RIC II 
                              69a; BMCRE 107; BN 92 var. (larger head); Calicó 
                              690a; cf. Cohen 578. Good VF, small hairline 
                              lamination. Rare. ($7500)

                              Ex Lanz 97 (22 May 2000), lot 512; Clarence S. 
                              Bement Collection (Naville VIII, 25-28 June 1924), 
                              lot 733.








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