Aureus - Vespasian COS ITER FORT RED; Fortuna
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 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 7.3 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 250443 |
| References | RIC II.1# 1525 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 II# 1905A Andrew Burnett, Michel Amandry, Ian Carradice; 1999. Roman Provincial Coinage: Volume 2 - From Vespasian to Domitian (AD 69–96). British Museum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, London, United Kingdom (2 volumes). |
Obverse
Head of Vespasian, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Unabridged legend: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus.
Translation: Supreme commander Caesar Vespasian, emperor.
Reverse
Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae.
Script: Latin
Lettering: COS ITER FORT RED
Unabridged legend: Consul Iterum, Fortuna Redux.
Translation: Consul for the second time. Fortune that brings back.
Mint
Alexandria (ancient), Egypt (332 BC - 476 AD)Comments
The mint is not certain. It could be Antioch.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (69-70) | |||||||||||||||
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