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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 1234

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 1234, As, Bronze, struck at Lugdunum, 77–78 AD. Obverse: head of vespasian, laureate, right; globe at point of neck. Reverse: rectangular altar, on which are palmettes and volutes, right and left of raised slab in center; in front, door with four panels. Weight about 9.1 g, diameter 27.5 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 1234
obverse: Head of Vespasian, laureate, right; globe at point of neck
reverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 1234
reverse: Rectangular altar, on which are palmettes and volutes, right and left of raised slab in center; in front, door with four panels
mint Lugdunum weight 9.12g (8)
ruler Vespasian diameter ⌀27.5 (6)
denomination As axis 7↕ (7)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Vespasian, laureate, right; globe at point of neck

IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS VIII P P
reverse

Rectangular altar, on which are palmettes and volutes, right and left of raised slab in center; in front, door with four panels

PROVIDENT S C
specimens (6)
KENOM 9.87g ⌀28.2 11↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 8.80g ⌀26.9 6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 5.71g ⌀26.6 6↕
BnF (National Library of France) 8.88g
British Museum 10.18g 7↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 1234 (ric.2_1(2).ves.1234), 77–78 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-1234/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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