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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.3445.199
People
Vespasian, Roman (r. 69-79 CE)
Title
As of Vespasian, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
77-78 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/194442

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
9.68 g
Die Axis
5
Denomination
as
Date on Object
COS VIII
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPASIAN COS [VI]II
  • inscription: reverse: VICTORIA AVGVSTI
    SC l. and r. in field
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP CAESAR VESPASIAN COS VIII
  • Reverse Inscription: VICTORIA AVGVST S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC II.1 2, 1014 p. 132

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
1977.216.3445.199
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Vespasian l.; around, anti-clockwise, IMP CAESAR VESPASIAN COS VIII.
Rev.: Victory standing r. on prow with wreath and palm; around, VICTORIA AVGVST; in field, S - C.

Verification Level

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