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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 211

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 211, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 71–71 AD. Obverse: head of vespasian, laureate, right. Reverse: legend in four lines in oak-wreath. Weight about 21.8 g, diameter 34.2 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 211
reverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 211
mint Rome weight 21.84g (8)
ruler Vespasian diameter ⌀34.2 (3)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (4)
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

Legend in four lines in oak-wreath

S P Q R OB CIVES SERVATOS
specimens (7)
KENOM 18.94g 6↕
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 22.94g ⌀34.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.95g
BnF (National Library of France) 27.27g
BnF (National Library of France) 25.80g
British Museum 24.34g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 211 (ric.2_1(2).ves.211), 71–71 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-211/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA