| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61351 | Auction date: 11 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 24129 Price realized: 370 USD (Approx. 344 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Vespasian (AD 69-79). AE dupondius (28mm, 12.40 gm, 7h). NGC VF★ 4/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Lugdunum, AD 72. IMP CAESAR VESPASIAN AVG COS IIII, radiate head of Vespasian right, globe at point of bust / PAX-AVG, Pax standing facing, head left, sacrificing from patera in right hand over a low lit altar to left, branch and caduceus in left; S-C across fields. RIC II.1 1190. Ex iNumis, Mail Bid Sale 17 (23 March 2012), lot 169. Descended from a family of small-time entrepreneurs and tax farmers in the Sabine hill country north of Rome, Flavius Vespasianus was born in AD 9 and rose to prominence in the Roman Army. He gained distinction during Claudius' invasion of Britain in AD 43-44 and won a Consulship in AD 51, but fell from imperial favor when he dozed off during one of Nero's musical performances. When a Jewish faction in the province of Judaea rebelled and massacred the local Roman garrison in AD 66, Nero sent Vespasian at the head of three legions to crush the revolt. Through his able son Titus, Vespasian gained the friendship and support of Mucianus, governor of Syria, who had another three legions at his disposal. When the collapse of Nero's regime in AD 68 led to a free-for-all for the throne, with Galba, Otho, and Vitellius following in quick succession, Vespasian realized he had the means and ability to make his own try for supreme power. On 1 July AD 69, the legions of Alexandria, Egypt declared Vespasian as emperor. He decided on a policy of blockade and attrition to defeat Vitellius, but the sudden declaration of support by the Danubian legions and their invasion of Italy in the fall of AD 69 brought a much quicker victory. Vitellius was executed on 20 December, and the Senate proclaimed Vespasian emperor two days later. Arriving in Rome the following October, Vespasian celebrated a magnificent triumph for the Judaean campaign before launching an austerity program to put the Empire's finances on sound footing. His decade of rule was largely untroubled by revolts and conspiracies. Upon his death due to a sudden illness in AD 79 he was widely and sincerely mourned, and power passed smoothly to his son Titus. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-vespasian-ad-69-79-ae-dupondius-28mm-1240-gm-7h-ngc-vfand-9733-4-5-4-5-fine-style/a/61351-24129.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61351-12112023 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61373 | Auction date: 5 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 22127 Price realized: 260 USD (Approx. 243 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Vespasian (AD 69-79). AE dupondius (27mm, 11.92 gm, 6h). NGC VF 4/5 - 2/5. Rome mint for Syria, ca. AD 74. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head of Vespasian right / PON•MAX•TR•POT•P•P•COS V•CENS•, winged caduceus between crossed cornucopiae. RIC II.1, 758. Leather and chestnut toning with bursts of champagne. From the James Lomiento, Jr. Collection; Ex Classical Numismatic Group E-Sale, Auction 386 (9 November 2016), lot 533; Ex the estate of Thomas Bentley Cederlind. Vespasian's bronze coinage of 74 AD are considered unusually unique issues. They contain metal content consistent with the mint in Rome. Nearly all examples, including mules with regular Rome-mint issues, have been found in the Western European provinces rather than in the east. However there are noteworthy similarities with low denominations that had previously only been used in the eastern provinces, specifically Syria. A comprehensive overview of these coins can be found in T.V. Buttrey's introduction to RIC II.I, pages 27-28 & 47-48. For a further detailed study, see Buttrey's essay "Vespasian's Roman Orichalcum: An Unrecognized Celebratory Coinage" in Judaea and Rome in Coins 65 CBE - 135 CE (2012). Buttrey argues that the coins invoke Vespasian's eastern victories. Alternative theories have been that these were simply issued at Antioch or in Commagene after its takeover as a Roman province in that same year. "There is nothing like this series in the whole of Roman imperial coinage. It is a deliberate act of Orientalism, imposing the flavour of the East on a Western coinage", writes Buttrey in his exploration of RIC 756-767 from his essay: "[This irregular dupondius] replicates the type of an obscure issue of the Galilean city of Sepphoris, an issue which had been, astonishingly, signed by Vespasian himself (ΕΠΙ ΟΥΕCΠΑCΙΑΝΟΥ, "on the authority of...") when on duty there in the last days of Nero. The dupondius-sized bronze was accompanied by a half-unit with the type of a large, central S C – again signed by Vespasian, and now imitated on the As of the orichalcum series with the wreath of the As of Antioch (RPC I 4849-50). The whole of this series memorializes not Vespasian the conquering general (IVDAEA CAPTA, VICTORIA AVGVSTI), but the man. His re-use of earlier coin types is well-known; here he re-uses his own, harking back to his career just prior to his final success in seizing the empire. And the series was struck in 74 A.D., co-terminus with the celebration of Vespasian's first quinquennium." https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-vespasian-ad-69-79-ae-dupondius-27mm-1192-gm-6h-ngc-vf-4-5-2-5/a/61373-22127.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61373-05052024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61375 | Auction date: 20 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 25198 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | |
| Lot description: Ancients Vespasian (AD 69-79). AR denarius (18mm, 3.55 gm, 5h). NGC MS 4/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Ephesus, AD 71. IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS III TR P P P, laureate head of Vespasian right / CONCORDIA-AVG, Ceres seated left, on ornate backed chair, grain ears and poppy in outstretched right hand, cornucopia in left; EPHE (partially ligate) in exergue. RIC II.1, 1428. Brilliant, eye-catching surfaces complemented by enchanting apricot toning around the devices draw you in to admire the detailed Fine Style portraiture. Ex Heritage Auctions, Auction 3106 (17 January 2023), lot 33261; Numismatik Lanz München, Auction 109 (27 May 2002), lot 344. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-vespasian-ad-69-79-ar-denarius-18mm-355-gm-5h-ngc-ms-4-5-4-5-fine-style/a/61375-25198.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61375-05202024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61373 | Auction date: 5 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 22126 Price realized: 1,350 USD (Approx. 1,263 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Vespasian (AD 69-79). AE sestertius (34mm, 24.89 gm, 6h). NGC AU 5/5 - 2/5, Fine Style. Rome, AD 71. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head of Vespasian right / FORTVNAE-REDVCI, Fortuna standing facing, head left, holding branch and rudder set on globe in right hand, cornucopia cradled in left arm; S C in exergue. RIC II.1, 157. Golden highlights on a forest green patina. Descended from a family of small-time entrepreneurs and tax farmers in the Sabine hill country north of Rome, Flavius Vespasianus was born in AD 9 and rose to prominence in the Roman Army. He gained distinction during Claudius' invasion of Britain in AD 43-44 and won a Consulship in AD 51, but fell from imperial favor when he dozed off during one of Nero's musical performances. When a Jewish faction in the province of Judaea rebelled and massacred the local Roman garrison in AD 66, Nero sent Vespasian at the head of three legions to crush the revolt. Through his able son Titus, Vespasian gained the friendship and support of Mucianus, governor of Syria, who had another three legions at his disposal. When the collapse of Nero's regime in AD 68 led to a free-for-all for the throne, with Galba, Otho, and Vitellius following in quick succession, Vespasian realized he had the means and ability to make his own try for supreme power. On 1 July AD 69, the legions of Alexandria, Egypt declared Vespasian as emperor. He decided on a policy of blockade and attrition to defeat Vitellius, but the sudden declaration of support by the Danubian legions and their invasion of Italy in the fall of AD 69 brought a much quicker victory. Vitellius was executed on 20 December, and the Senate proclaimed Vespasian emperor two days later. Arriving in Rome the following October, Vespasian celebrated a magnificent triumph for the Judaean campaign before launching an austerity program to put the Empire's finances on sound footing. His decade of rule was largely untroubled by revolts and conspiracies. Upon his death due to a sudden illness in AD 79 he was widely and sincerely mourned, and power passed smoothly to his son Titus. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-vespasian-ad-69-79-ae-sestertius-34mm-2489-gm-6h-ngc-au-5-5-2-5-fine-style/a/61373-22126.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61373-05052024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > CSNS Signature Sale 3115 | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 31069 Price realized: To Be Posted | |
| Lot description: Ancients Vespasian (AD 69-79). AV aureus (19mm, 7.30 gm, 7h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, January-June AD 70. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head of Vespasian right / COS ITER-T-R POT, Pax seated left, branch in raised right hand, caduceus cradled in left arm. Calicó 607. RIC II.1, 28. This exceptional specimen features captivating auburn toning delicately dispersed across its surface, a characteristic frequently associated with the renowned Boscoreale Hoard. Ex Numismatica Genevensis, Auction 4, (11 December 2006), lot 164; Dr. Alfred R. Globus Collection (Stack's, 1 December 1999), lot 20; Dr. Alfred R. Globus Collection (Stack's, 2 December 1998), lot 12; Lovejoy and Singer Collections (Stack's, 2 December 1997), lot 348; Boscoreale Hoard 1895 (likely). https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-vespasian-ad-69-79-av-aureus-19mm-730-gm-7h-ngc-ms-5-5-4-5/a/3115-31069.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3115-05082024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 30000-50000 USD |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61373 | Auction date: 5 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 22117 Price realized: 180 USD (Approx. 168 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Vespasian (AD 69-79). AR denarius (19mm, 3.13 gm, 6h). NGC VF 4/5 - 3/5. Rome, 74. IMP CAESAR-VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head of Vespasian right / PON MAX-TR P COS V, winged caduceus. RIC II.1, 703. From the M&N Collection. Stack's Coin Galleries, Mail Bid Sale (7 August 1985), lot 311. Descended from a family of small-time entrepreneurs and tax farmers in the Sabine hill country north of Rome, Flavius Vespasianus was born in AD 9 and rose to prominence in the Roman Army. He gained distinction during Claudius' invasion of Britain in AD 43-44 and won a Consulship in AD 51, but fell from imperial favor when he dozed off during one of Nero's musical performances. When a Jewish faction in the province of Judaea rebelled and massacred the local Roman garrison in AD 66, Nero sent Vespasian at the head of three legions to crush the revolt. Through his able son Titus, Vespasian gained the friendship and support of Mucianus, governor of Syria, who had another three legions at his disposal. When the collapse of Nero's regime in AD 68 led to a free-for-all for the throne, with Galba, Otho, and Vitellius following in quick succession, Vespasian realized he had the means and ability to make his own try for supreme power. On 1 July AD 69, the legions of Alexandria, Egypt declared Vespasian as emperor. He decided on a policy of blockade and attrition to defeat Vitellius, but the sudden declaration of support by the Danubian legions and their invasion of Italy in the fall of AD 69 brought a much quicker victory. Vitellius was executed on 20 December, and the Senate proclaimed Vespasian emperor two days later. Arriving in Rome the following October, Vespasian celebrated a magnificent triumph for the Judaean campaign before launching an austerity program to put the Empire's finances on sound footing. His decade of rule was largely untroubled by revolts and conspiracies. Upon his death due to a sudden illness in AD 79 he was widely and sincerely mourned, and power passed smoothly to his son Titus. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/ancients-vespasian-ad-69-79-ar-denarius-19mm-313-gm-6h-ngc-vf-4-5-3-5/a/61373-22117.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61373-05052024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
