Denarius - Vespasian NEP RED; Neptune
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 | 3.2 g |
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 250475 |
| References | RIC II.1# 1555 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# 1928Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) |
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
Neptune standing left, resting right foot on globe, holding acrostolium and sceptre.
Script: Latin
Lettering: NEP RED
Translation:
Neptuno Redux.
Neptune who brings back [the emperor in safety by sea].
Mint
Antiocheia ad Pisidia, Pisidia, TurkeyComments
Mass varies: 2.84–3.48 g;
Diameter varies: 17–19 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 17–19 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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