Vespasian (69-79). Aureus 76, Rome.
Av. IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG. Laureate bust to left. Rv. COS VII. Cow on the right.
Calicó 621 - RIC.842; Gold - 7,39 g - 18,5 mm - 6 h
From a sale Gorny & Mosch 185, March 8, 2010.
With its original shining. Superb.
The cow on the reverse of this aureus is probably a work of the Athenian sculptor Myron, from the 5th century B.C., which Vespasian had placed in his Temple of Peace. The latter was built following the Judean War and was intended to celebrate the advent of the new Flavian dynasty.
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