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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1942.176.146
People
Vespasian, Roman (r. 69-79 CE)
Title
Denarius of Vespasian, Rome
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
73 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Rome (Latium)
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman Imperial
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/197101

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.94 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
denarius
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: IMP CAES VESP AVG CENS
  • Reverse Inscription: VESTA

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
RIC II.1 2, 549 (var.)

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
1942.176.146
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head of Vespasian r.; around, IMP CAES VESP AVG CENS.
Rev.: Temple of Vesta; above, VESTA.

Verification Level

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