- Co 1316 (Early Roman denarius of Vespasian from Rome) [permalink] [show more links]
- 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] (counterclockwise)
- 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
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 1316 (Early Roman denarius of Vespasian from Rome).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co1316>
