Co 1316 (Early Roman denarius of Vespasian from Rome) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

75

Not before (date)

75

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

RIC II^2 772, p. 114, pl. 7

Preservation comment

Wear: aVF. Roughly 40% snapped off from lower left obverse; slight, sparse pitting but dense striations from vigorous mechanical cleaning. Wide film of white corrosion or encrustation(?) on both faces.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 30, no. 299 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Vespasian, Uncertain, Denarius“)

Axis (1-12)

5

Has denomination

Denarius

Numismatic Authority

Vespasian (69-79)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

18.5

Numismatic Mint

Rome

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.43

Obverse Description

Laureate head of emperor to right; within dotted border

Obverse Inscription

↓⟲ IMP CAESAR – VESP[ASIANVS AVG]

Reverse Description

Pax naked to waist seated to left, holding [branch] in extended right hand

Reverse Inscription

PO[N MAX - TR] P COS VI

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Silver (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Eirene/Pax (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph