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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 173

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 173, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 71–71 AD. Obverse: head of vespasian, laureate, right. Reverse: libertas standing left, holding pileus and rod. Weight about 23.8 g, diameter 34.8 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 173
obverse: Head of Vespasian, laureate, right
reverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 173
reverse: Libertas standing left, holding pileus and rod
mint Rome weight 23.85g (3)
ruler Vespasian diameter ⌀34.8 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (3)
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 pileus and rod

LIBERTAS PVBLICA S C
specimens (4)
British Museum 26.05g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)
British Museum 21.32g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 173 (ric.2_1(2).ves.173), 71–71 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-173/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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