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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 1270

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 1270, As, Bronze, struck at Lugdunum, 77–78 AD. Obverse: head of titus, 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 9.7 g, diameter 25.9 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 1270
reverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 1270
mint Lugdunum weight 9.73g (6)
ruler Vespasian diameter ⌀25.9 (2)
denomination As axis 7↕ (3)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

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

T CAES IMP AVG F TR P COS VI CENSOR
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)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 7.80g ⌀25.4 7↕
BnF (National Library of France) 10.38g
BnF (National Library of France) 11.78g
BnF (National Library of France) 8.87g
British Museum 10.31g 7↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 1270 (ric.2_1(2).ves.1270), 77–78 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-1270/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA