American Numismatic Society: Silver Coin of Vespasian, Rome, AD 79. 1956.127.1349

Obverse: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS COS VI - Head of Domitian, laureate, right

Reverse: PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS - Salus, draped, standing right, resting left arm on column, holding snake in right hand and feeds it out of patera in left

Physical Description

Axis: 6
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 3.29
- Diameter (in mm): 18.5

Typological Description

Date: AD 79
Object Type: Coin
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Denarius
Material: Silver
Authority
- Authority: Vespasian
- - Dynasty: Flavian Dynasty
  - State: Roman Empire
Geographic
- Mint: Rome
- Region: Italy
Obverse
- Portrait: Domitian
- - Dynasty: Flavian Dynasty
  - State: Roman Empire
Reverse
- Deity: Salus

Findspot Description

Findspot

Findspot: "Tell Kalak", Jordan, 1956

References

Reference: RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 1084
Citation: W. E. Metcalf, "The Tell Kalak Hoard and Trajan's Arabian Mint," ANSMN 20 (1975) 39-108.
Reference: BMC 265

Administrative History

Identifier: 1956.127.1349
Department: Roman
Collection: American Numismatic Society
ImageSponsor: Mike Gasvoda

Subjects

Series: RIC.2.2.1

Rights

CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
License: Public Domain Mark (images)
Rights: No Copyright - United States

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Silver Coin of Vespasian, Rome, AD 79. 1956.127.1349

Physical Description

Measurements

Typological Description

Authority

Geographic

Obverse

Reverse