Co 1316 (Early Roman denarius of Vespasian from Rome) [ permalink ] [ show fewer 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
Reverse Photograph