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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 131

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 131, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 71–71 AD. Obverse: head of vespasian, laureate, right. Reverse: vespasian, in military dress, holding vertical spear in left hand and holding out right hand to receive a palladium which victory, draped and holding palm, advancing right, offers him in her right hand. Weight about 9.8 g, diameter 21.4 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 131
obverse: Head of Vespasian, laureate, right
reverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 131
reverse: Vespasian, in military dress, holding vertical spear in left hand and holding out right hand to receive a palladium which Victory, draped and holding palm, advancing right, offers him in her right hand
mint Rome weight 9.82g (10)
ruler Vespasian diameter ⌀21.4 (5)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (5)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Vespasian, laureate, right

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

Vespasian, in military dress, holding vertical spear in left hand and holding out right hand to receive a palladium which Victory, draped and holding palm, advancing right, offers him in her right hand

VICTORIA AVGVSTI S C
specimens (10)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz 3.36g
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.96g ⌀18.0
British Museum 24.71g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 3.18g
Portable Antiquities Scheme 3.13g
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.10g ⌀18.4 6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.70g ⌀18.5 6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.70g ⌀17.6 6↕
BnF (National Library of France) 26.47g

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 131 (ric.2_1(2).ves.131), 71–71 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-131/ (accessed: 2026-11-01). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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