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Coin Detail
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ID:
RIC_169_Vespasianus
[UNVERIFIED]
Type:
Roman Imperial
Issuer:
Vespasian
Date Ruled:
AD 69-79
Metal:
Orichalcum
Denomination:
Sestertius
Struck / Cast:
struck
Date Struck:
AD 71
Diameter:
34 mm
Weight:
23.02 g
Die Axis:
h
Obverse Legend:
IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III
Obverse Description:
Laureate bust left
Reverse Legend:
IVDEA CAPTA / SC
Reverse Description:
(in exergue); to left Vespasian standing right, left foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium; to right, Jewess, in attitude of mourning, seated right on cuirass; palm tree between.
Mint:
Rome
Primary Reference:
RIC 0169 (This coin)
Reference2:
BMCRE unlisted
Reference3:
BNF unlisted
Photograph Credit:
Alberto Tricarico
Notes:
ex ACR Auctions E-Auction 32 lot 741, ex Nomisma Auction 14 11/1999 lot 273
Created and Managed by Alfredo De La Fe