Gold aureus of Vespasian, Rome, 77-78 A.D.
IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Laureate head of Vespasian r.
COS VIII; Vespasian, in military dress, standing l., holding spear and parazonium; behind him, Victory standing l., crowning him with a wreath, and holding a palm branch.
RIC 935; BMCRE 204; Cohen 130; CBN 181; Calicó 624a
Picture credit: Nomos (Auction 17), 26.10.2018, lot 238
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