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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 171

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 171, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 71–71 AD. Obverse: head of vespasian, laureate, right. Reverse: libertas standing left, holding wreath and rod. Weight about 25.7 g, diameter 33.3 mm.
mint Rome weight 25.67g (3)
ruler Vespasian diameter ⌀33.3 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Vespasian, laureate, right

IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III
reverse

Libertas standing left, holding wreath and rod

LIBERTAS AVGVSTI S C
specimens (2)
BnF (National Library of France) 26.09g
BnF (National Library of France) 25.37g

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 171 (ric.2_1(2).ves.171), 71–71 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-171/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA