Egypt. Alexandria. Vespasian, 69-79. Obol. (Bronze, 22 mm, 5.74 g). Dated RY 5 = AD 82/3. ΑΥΤΟΚ [ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ ΟΥΕΣΠΑ] ΣΙΑΝΟΥ Laureate head of Vespasian, right. Rev. Hawk standing right, wearing pshent crown and LE (date), left in the field. RPC II 2440. Dattari-Savio 415-6. Emmett 222. Near Very Fine. Ex Numismatik Naumann GmbH, Auction 116, 01.05.2022, lot 680. The obol is the minimal bronze numeral minted by Vespasian which stands out here for its stylish, miniaturised bust that retains the physiognomic features of the sovereign. The falcon on the reverse with pshent crown is the pharaonic god Horus, son of the mystical marriage between Isis and Osiris.

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Egypt. Alexandria. Vespasian, 69-79. Obol. (Bronze, 22 mm, 5.74 g). Dated RY 5 = AD 82/3. ΑΥΤΟΚ [ΚΑΙΣ ΣΕΒΑ ΟΥΕΣΠΑ] ΣΙΑΝΟΥ Laureate head of Vespasian, right. Rev. Hawk standing right, wearing pshent crown and LE (date), left in the field. RPC II 2440. Dattari-Savio 415-6. Emmett 222. Near Very Fine. Ex Numismatik Naumann GmbH, Auction 116, 01.05.2022, lot 680. The obol is the minimal bronze numeral minted by Vespasian which stands out here for its stylish, miniaturised bust that retains the physiognomic features of the sovereign. The falcon on the reverse with pshent crown is the pharaonic god Horus, son of the mystical marriage between Isis and Osiris.

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