Bertolami Fine Art - Máchova 838, Vinohrady 18, 120 00 Prague
Presale Auction 391 – RES PVBLICA, IMPERIVM, BYZANTIVM Auction 391 (single-session sale)
Thursday 2 July 2026 hours 15:00 (UTC +01:00)
Vespasian (69-79), Sestertius, Rome, 76; Æ (24,40 g; 33 mm; 5 h)
IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS VII Laureate head right. Rv. Spes standing left, raising skirt and holding flower; in field, S - C. RIC 576a; Cohen 455. Dark, glossy patina. Bold portrait of fine style. Gently smoothed. Extremely fine.