Denarius - Vespasian VESTA; Vesta
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 | 3.1 g |
| Diameter | 17.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 249265 |
| References | RIC II.1# 360 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
Vesta, veiled, draped, standing left, holding simpulum in extended right hand and vertical sceptre in left.
Script: Latin
Lettering: VESTA
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 2.79–3.41 g;
Diameter varies: 15.5–19 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 15.5–19 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (72-73) | $ 77 | ||||||||||||||
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