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77 NGC Ch VF Vespasian Denarius Roman Empire Sow Piglets Rome Foundation Myth (26041301C)

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  • Choice Very Fine Roman Empire silver denarius coin.
  • Struck IMP XIX = 77 - 78 CE for Emperor Vespasian at the Rome Mint.
  • RIC 109, RSC 213, approx. 20mm.
  • Realistic portrait.
  • Certified by NGC to Ch VF.
  • Obverse: CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head of Vespasian right.
  • Reverse: IMP XIX, Sow advancing left with piglets below.
  • Sow with piglets on Roman coins represents the foundational myth of Rome. Reference to the prophecy given to Aeneas, who, upon arriving in Italy, was instructed to build a city where he saw a white sow with thirty piglets.
  • Very appealing in hand.