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Denarius - Vespasian PACI AVGVSTAE; Victory

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Vespasian (Titus Flavius Vespasianus) (69-79)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 74
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#
250384
References RIC II.1# 1466
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.
, OCRE# ric.2_1(2).ves.1466
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)
, RPC Online II# 853
Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/)

Obverse

Head of Vespasian, laureate and annulet, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS V TR P P P

Translation:
Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus, Consul Quintum, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae.
Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), consul for the fifth time, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation.

Reverse

Victory, draped, advancing right, holding wreath in extended right hand and palm over shoulder in left.

Script: Latin

Lettering: PACI AVGVSTAE

Translation:
Paci Augustae.
To the venerable peace.

Mint

Ephesus, Ionia, modern-day Selçuk, Turkey

Comments

Mass varies: 2.52–3.45 g;
Diameter varies: 17–19 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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