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ID:     75001016
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     Vespasian
Date Ruled:     A.D. 69-79
Metal:     Gold
Denomination:     Aureus
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 71
Weight:     7.21 g
Die Axis:     7 h
Obverse Legend:     IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III
Obverse Description:     Laureate head right
Reverse Legend:     S P Q R / P P / OB C S
Reverse Description:     Legend in three lines within oak wreath
Mint:     Lugdunum
Primary Reference:     RIC 0298
Reference2:     Calico 0674 (this coin)
Reference3:     Lyon 0021
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=103924
Grade:     Good VF, underlying luster
Notes:     Extremely rare Ex Freeman & Sear 11 (23 November 2004), lot 301.