Live auction - brm_385779 - VESPASIAN Aureus
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| Estimate : | 7 500 € |
| Price : | 4 800 € |
| Maximum bid : | 4 800 € |
| End of the sale : | 19 April 2016 14:30:18 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Aureus
Date: 69-71
Mint name / Town : Lyon
Metal : gold
Diameter : 18,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 7,26 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan épais, bien centré. Superbe portrait. On distingue encore du brillant de frappe entre les lettres au droit
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Exemplaire provenant de la collection F.L.
Obverse
Obverse legend : IMP CAESAR - VESPASIANVS AVG TR P.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Vespasien à droite (O*).
Obverse translation : “Imperator Cæsar Vespasianus Augustus Tribunitia Potestate”, (l’empereur césar Vespasien auguste, revêtu de la puissance tribunicienne).
Reverse
Reverse legend : COS ITER - FORT RED.
Reverse description : Fortuna (la Fortune) drapée, debout à gauche, tenant une corne d’abondance de la main gauche et s’appuyant sur une proue de navire de la main droite.
Reverse translation : “Consul iterum Fortuna Reduci”, (Consul pour la deuxième fois, au retour de la fortune).
Commentary
Rubans de type 3. Trois exemplaires seulement sont recencés par J.-B. Giard dans son corpus des monnaies lyonnaises. Type rare !.
Historical background
VESPASIAN
(1/07/69-24/06/79)
Vespasien was born on November 17, 9 in Flacrines, near Reate (in Sabine country). He belongs to the Italian municipal bourgeoisie. Aedile in 38, lender in 40, consul in 51, proconsul of Africa in 63, he commanded with Claude the expedition to Brittany. Nero entrusted him with three legions and a proconsular imperium to crush the revolt of Judea in 66. He was proclaimed august on July 1, 69 in Alexandria and his sons, Titus and Domitian, were promoted to Caesar. Vitellius was eliminated on December 20, 69. Titus was directly associated with the government by his father from 71. His reign was devoted to the political and economic restoration of Rome. In 73, he took on the censorship. He died in Reate on June 24, 79.
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