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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.147
People
Vespasian, Roman (r. 69-79 CE)
Title
Sestertius of Vespasian, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
71 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/196817

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
27.58 g
Die Axis
8
Denomination
sestertius
Date on Object
COS III
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG PM TP PP COS III
  • inscription: reverse: PAX AVG
    SC in exergue
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG P M T P P P COS III
  • Reverse Inscription: PAX AVG S C

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC II.1 2, 95 p. 66

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The George Davis Chase Collection of Roman Coins, Gift of George Davis Chase, Professor of Classics and Dean of Graduate Study at the University of Maine
Accession Year
1942
Object Number
1942.176.147
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Vespasian r.; around, IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG P M T P P P COS III.
Rev.: Pax standing r., setting fire to arms; to l., column surmounted by Minerva, shield and lance against it; to r., lighted altar; around, PAX AVG; in exergue, S C.

Verification Level

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