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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Africa (157) Ancient East (4671) Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) Celtic (372) Goths, Vandals (259) Greek (22306) Roman Imperial (32425) Roman Provincial (8276) Roman Republican & Imperatorial (2318) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Ancient and Medieval India (71) Ancient and Medieval Far East (10245) Central Europe and Italy (20) Eastern Europe and Scandinavia (54) Germany (30) Islamic (18) Western Europe (102) MODERN WORLD Africa (5) Asia (0) Australia and the Pacific Islands (0) Europe (17) North America (0) South America (0) COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS Ancient Imitations (444) Modern Forgeries of Ancient Coins (19) Medieval Imitations (0) Modern Forgeries of Medieval Coins (0) Modern Forgeries of Modern Coins (0)   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     RIC_79v_Vespasianus      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Vespasian Date Ruled:     AD 69-79 Metal:     Orichalcum Denomination:     Sestertius Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 71 Diameter:     35 mm Weight:     24.71 g Obverse Legend:     IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG P M T P P P COS III Obverse Description:     Laureate draped bust right Reverse Legend:     HONOS TE VIRTVS / SC Reverse Description:     (in exergue); Honos standing right with sceptre and cornucopia, facing Virtus standing left with spear and parazonium Mint:     Rome Primary Reference:     RIC 0079 var. (Note 28 pg. 65 this coin) Reference2:     BMCRE 0760 var. Photograph Credit:     Alberto Tricarico Special Comments:     Engraver error on reverse: TE instead of ET Notes:     ex Inasta Auction 62 lot 84, ex Thesaurus Auction 1 lot 457

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