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| Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions > Auction 391 | Auction date: 2 July 2026 |
| Lot number: 135 Price realized: 650 EUR (Approx. 744 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Titus Caesar (69-79), Denarius struck under Vespasian, Antioch, 72-73; AR (3,33 g; 17,5 mm; 4 h) "Judaea Capta" commemorative. T CAES IMP VESP PON TR POT Laureate and draped bust to right. Rv. Titus driving triumphal quadriga to right; holding branch in right hand and sceptre in left. RIC II.1 (Vespasian), 1563; RPC II (Vespasian), 1935. BMCRE II (Vespasian), 109, 521-522. Very rare. Extremely fine / near extremely fine. Nice portrait of the young Caesar. Starting price: 180 EUR |  |
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| Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions > Auction 391 | Auction date: 2 July 2026 |
| Lot number: 149 Price realized: 240 EUR (Approx. 275 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Trajan (117-138), Denarius, Rome, 114-117; AR (3,72 g; 17,3 mm; 7 h) [IMP CAES] NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GERM DAC Laureate and draped bust right. P M TR P COS VI P P S P Q R Providentia standing left, holding sceptre, resting elbow on column to right and pointing toward globe at feet to left; PRO – VID across fields. RIC 361 var. (reverse legend). Good very fine. Nice lustre. Starting price: 110 EUR |  |
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| Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions > Auction 391 | Auction date: 2 July 2026 |
| Lot number: 220 Price realized: 650 EUR (Approx. 744 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Pupienus (238), Denarius, Rome, c. April – June 238; AR (3,04 g; 19,5 mm; 12 h) IMP C M CLOD PVPIENVS AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Pupienus to right. Rv. P M TR P COS II P P Felicitas standing to left, holding a caduceus in her right hand and a long sceptre with her left. RIC 6; Cohen 26; BMC 52. Slight porosity, otherwise extremely fine. Starting price: 180 EUR |  |
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| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61626 | Auction date: 7 June 2026 |
| Lot number: 23121 Price realized: 725 USD (Approx. 623 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Ancients Vespasian (AD 69-79). AR denarius (18mm, 3.32 gm, 12h). NGC AU 4/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Ephesus, 71 AD. IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS V TR P P P, laureate head of Vespasian right / PACI-AVGVSTAE, Victory advancing right, wreath in outstretched right hand, palm over shoulder in left; star in lower right field. RIC II.1, 1431. Tactful emphasis on realism, calling back to veristic portraiture. Ex Heritage Auctions, Auction 61413 (4 November 2024), lot 24116. 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. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/roman-imperial/vespasian-ad-69-79-ar-denarius-18mm-332-gm-12h-ngc-au-4-5-3-5-fine-style/p/61626-1001.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61626-06072026 HID02906262019 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Certification number: NGC 8208744002 |  |
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| Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions > E-Auction 398 | Auction date: 6 October 2026 |
| Lot number: 82 Price realized: 90 EUR (Approx. 101 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: C. Annius, Denarius, Uncertain mint in Northern Italy or Spain, 82-81 BC; AR (3,93 g; 18,8 mm; 8 h) C•ANNIVS•T•F•T•N•[PRO•COS•EX•S•C] Diademed female bust to right; behind, X; to right, scales. Rv. HISP•Q / L•FABI•L•F Victory in quadriga to right, holding palm frond in her right hand and reins in her left. Crawford 366/3a; Babelon (Annia) 5 and (Fabia) 17. Good very fine. Starting price: 30 EUR |  |
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| Bertolami Fine Arts - ACR Auctions > Auction 391 | Auction date: 2 July 2026 |
| Lot number: 208 Price realized: 120 EUR (Approx. 137 USD) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Elagabalus (218-222), Denarius, Rome, 218; AR (3,15 g; 18,8 mm; 1 h) IMP CAESAR M AVR ANTONINVS AVG Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rv. PONTIF MAX TR P Roma seated left on throne, holding Victory in her right hand and long sceptre with her left; at her side, shield. RIC 8; Cohen - ; Thirion 3. Lightly toned. Pleasing cabinet tone. Good extremely fine. Ex Dorotheum. Starting price: 100 EUR |  |
