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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.3445.169
People
Vespasian, Roman (r. 69-79 CE)
Title
Dupondius of Vespasian, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
74 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/180602

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
8.94 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
dupondius
Date on Object
COS V CENS
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M T P COS V CENS
  • Reverse Inscription: FELICITAS PVBLICA S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC II.1 2, 717 p. 110

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.3445.169
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Radiate head of Vespasian l.; around, IMP CAES VESP AVG P M T P COS V CENS.
Rev.: Felicitas standing l., with globe(?) and cornucopiae; around, FELICITAS [PV]BLICA; in field, S - C.

Verification Level

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