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Vespasian, Denarius, No Reverse, Contemporary Imitation!
High Quality Silver Plated Subaeratus; 18mm/2.3gm Rome ca. 69-79 AD
Con/ Exploded, otherwise, Very Fine with mint luster.
Obv/ IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Laureate head right.
Rev/ Vanished!
Ref/ Are you kidding me?
Seller's Note/ As mentioned above, this issue is a silver plated contemporary imitation = ancient forgery. A terrific example of what occurs when, over the centuries, water leaking beneath the plating lifts it away from the copper core. Very cool!
