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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 108

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 108, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 71–71 AD. Obverse: bust of vespasian, laureate, right with aegis. Reverse: roma seated right on the seven hills; wolf and twins to left; tiber river to right. Weight about 25.4 g, diameter 34.0 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 108
obverse: Bust of Vespasian, laureate, right with aegis
reverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 108
reverse: Roma seated right on the seven hills; wolf and twins to left; Tiber River to right
mint Rome weight 25.40g (4)
ruler Vespasian diameter ⌀34.0 (2)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (2)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Vespasian, laureate, right with aegis

IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG P M T P P P COS III
reverse

Roma seated right on the seven hills; wolf and twins to left; Tiber River to right

ROMA S C
specimens (5)
British Museum 24.72g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 25.78g ⌀34.5
Portable Antiquities Scheme
BnF (National Library of France) 26.32g

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 108 (ric.2_1(2).ves.108), 71–71 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-108/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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