American Numismatic Society: Silver Denarius of Vespasian, Rome, AD 76. 2015.12.14

Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG - Head of Vespasian, laureate, right

Reverse: IOVIS CVSTOS - Jupiter, bearded, naked, standing facing, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over low garlanded altar and holding long vertical sceptre in left

Physical Description

Axis: 6
Measurements
- Weight (in gr.): 2.96
- Diameter (in mm): 16.75

Typological Description

Date: AD 76
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: Vespasian
- - Dynasty: Flavian Dynasty
  - State: Roman Empire
Reverse
- Deity: Jupiter

References

Reference: RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 849
Reference: BMC 276

Administrative History

Identifier: 2015.12.14
Department: Roman
Collection: American Numismatic Society
Provenance
- Hispanic Society of America 25278
- Huntington, Archer M.

Subjects

Series: RIC.2.2.1

Notes

Formerly 1001.1.25278

Rights

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

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Silver Denarius of Vespasian, Rome, AD 76. 2015.12.14

Physical Description

Measurements

Typological Description

Authority

Geographic

Obverse

Reverse

References

Administrative History

Provenance

Subjects

Notes

Rights

Map