Denarius - Vespasian PACI AVGVSTAE; Victory
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Vespasian (Titus Flavius Vespasianus) (69-79)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 69-70 |
| Value | 1 Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.2 g |
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 250324 |
| References | RIC II.1# 1406 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/) , RPC Online II# 812Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) , BMC RE# 435British Museum (publisher). Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (6 volumes). |
Obverse
Head of Vespasian, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP CAES VESPAS AVG
Unabridged legend: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus.
Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus).
Reverse
Victory, draped, advancing left, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: PACI AVGVSTAE
Unabridged legend: Paci Augustae.
Translation: To the venerable peace.
Mint
Ephesus, Ionia, modern-day Selçuk, TurkeyComments
Mass varies: 2.70–3.75 g;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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