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
Contributor Notes
2017 (May 31): R. Weir studied and described, with reference to KenchreaiIII.
Contributor Notes
2023: JLR refined description.
Preservation description
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
P̣Ọ[N MAX - TR] P C̣ỌṢ VI
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Silver (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Eirene/Pax (Visual Motif)
Obverse Photograph
Reverse Photograph