Beautiful iridescent cabinet tone
and holding a mappa and a cross
Cornelius Balbus
very fine and a rare and interesting die combination not in Schneider
large letter legend surrounding
Vespasian, Silver Denarius Beautiful iridescent cabinet toneVespasian (A. D. 69 79), Silver Denarius. Mint of Rome, struck A. D. 74, IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head of Vespasian facing right, rev. PON MAX T R P COS V, Vespasian seated right, on curule chair, holding a sceptre and a branch, 3. 40g. 5h (BMC 136; C. 364; RIC 702). A powerful, almost aggressive portrait of Vespasian, toned with some light iridescence, extremely fine.