Aureus - Vespasian VICTORIA AVGVST; Victory
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Vespasian (Titus Flavius Vespasianus) (69-79)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 71 |
| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 7.3 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 250045 |
| References | RIC II.1# 1129 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 CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG TR P
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus, Pontifex Maximum, Tribunicia Potestate.
Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power.
Reverse
Victory facing front at angle, flying right, holding shield with both hands above head.
Script: Latin
Lettering: VICTORIA AVGVST
Translation:
Victoria Augusti.
Victory of the emperor (Augustus).
Mint
Lugdunum, Gaul, modern-day Lyons, France (15 BC–AD 78; 196–197; 274-413)Comments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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