Vespasian (69-79 AD) ~ AE As ~ NGC Choice Fine

Vespasian (AD 69-79). AE as (27mm, 7h). NGC Choice Fine. Lugdunum, AD 72. IMP CAESAR VESPASIAN AVG COS IIII, laureate head of Vespasian right / Eagle standing facing on globe, head right, wings spread; S-C across fields. RIC II.1 1202

NGC CERT #: 2117845-003

NGC DESCRIPTION: Vespasian, AD 69-79 AE As, Lugdunum

NGC GRADE: Choice Fine

ABOUT THE COIN:

AE is an abbreviation or symbol for a base metal or base metal alloy, usually copper, brass or bronze. AE is often used with a number indicating a coin 's size.

Vespasian was Roman Emperor from 69 to 79. The last emperor to reign in the Year of the Four Emperors, he founded the Flavian Dynasty, which ruled the Empire for 27 years. His fiscal reforms and consolidation of the empire brought political stability and a vast building program.

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