Vespasian (69-79 A.D.) -
Silver Denarius - 17.41mm, 3.11g |
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Obverse
- IMP CAES VESP AVG PM COS IIII Vespasian, his laureate head right |
Reverse
- VICTORIA AVGVSTI Victory advancing right, holding palm and placing wreath on a standard set in the ground. |
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The
image below is my own scan, while the top image was photographed by
Numismatik Zöttl |
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Minted in Rome in 72 A.D. (COS IIII) Reference: Carradice, I.A. & Buttrey, T.V., "The Roman Imperial Coinage" (RIC), 2nd revised ed., Volume 2, Part 1, p83, nr. 362. Mattingly, H. & Sydenham, E.A., "The Roman Imperial Coinage" (RIC), Volume 2, p20, nr. 52. Mattingly, H., "Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum" (BMCRE), Volume 2, p13, nr. 74. Sear, D.R., "Roman Coins and their Values" (RCV Millennium Edition), Vol 1, p439, nr. 2317. Cohen, H, "Descriptions Historique des Monnaies frappees sous l'Empire Romain" (C), Volume 1, p416, nr. 618. Seaby, H.A. & Loosley, R., "Roman Silver Coins" (RSC), Volume 2, p50, nr. 618. Suarez, R., "Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins II" (ERIC II), p81, nr.198 (B03, O10, R161, T186, M7) Suarez, R., "Encyclopedia of Roman Imperial Coins II" (ERIC II-digital), p74, nr.198 (B03, O10, R161, T186, M7) Van Meter, D., "Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins" (VM), p102, 62. Kampmann, U., "Die Münzen der Römischen Kaiserzeit", 2nd. revised edition (Kampmann), p85, nr.20.70. Quality: Fine Rarity: C2 (Very Common) |