Denarius - Vespasian NEP RED; Neptune
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Vespasian (Titus Flavius Vespasianus) (69-79)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 72-73 |
| Value | 1 Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 6.6 g |
| Diameter | 18.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 249263 |
| References | RIC II.1# 358 Ian Carradice, Theodore Vern Buttrey, Jr.; 2007. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 2.1. Vespasian – Domitian (AD 69–96) (Second revised edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Vespasian, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus Pontifex Maximus, Consul Quartum.
Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, consul for the fourth time.
Reverse
Neptune, naked, standing left, right foot on globe, holding acrostolium in right hand, which rests on right knee, and vertical sceptre in left.
Script: Latin
Lettering: NEP RED
Translation:
Neptuno Redux.
Neptune who brings back [the emperor in safety by sea].
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 3.07–7.41 g;
Diameter varies: 17.5–19.5 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 17.5–19.5 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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