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Auction: 24125 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 39: Ancient Coins, featuring the Little Busby Hoard of Roman Denarii - e-Auction
Lot: 1018

Roman Empire, Vespasian (AD 69-79), AR Denarii, including later Vespasianic issues and Caesarian issues of Titus and Domitian (5): i) Rome, struck c. 77-78, CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right, rev. CERES AVGVST, Ceres standing left, holding grain ears and torch, 3.02g (RIC 968; BMC 300), deposits to reverse, otherwise near fine; ii) Rome, T CAESAR VESPASIANVS, laureate head of Titus right, rev. ANNONA AVG, Annona seated left, holding sack of grain, 2.96g (RIC 972; BMC 319), softened and oxidised, fair; iii) struck 79,, IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right, rev. TR POT X COS VIIII, Capricorn left above globe, 2.97g (RIC 1058; BMC 251), deposits to reverse, good to fine; iv) struck 79, CAESAR AVG F DOMIT[IANVS ...], laureate head of Domitian right, rev. PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS, Salus standing right, leaning on column 2.72g (RIC 1084/Titus 97; BMC 265/Titus 84), some deposits, soft reverse, good to fine; v) CAESAR AVG F DOMIT[IANVS ...], laureate head of Domitian right, rev. PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS, Vesta seated left, holding palladium and sceptre, 3.08g (RIC 1087/Titus 99; BMC 262/Titus 83), fine to good fine; (5).

Provenance

The Little Busby Hoard of Roman Denarii, found at Little Busby, North Yorkshire, on 2 June 2021 [PAS YORYM-B64A28]



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