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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 219

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 219, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 71–71 AD. Obverse: head of vespasian, laureate, right. Reverse: victory standing right, resting left foot on helmet, inscribing ob cives serv on shield attached to palm-tree. Weight about 14.9 g.
obverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 219
reverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 219
mint Rome weight 14.89g (2)
ruler Vespasian diameter (0)
denomination Sestertius axis 7↕ (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

Victory standing right, resting left foot on helmet, inscribing OB CIVES SERV on shield attached to palm-tree

AVGVSTI VICTORIA S C
specimens (3)
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz 3.28g
British Museum 26.50g 7↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 219 (ric.2_1(2).ves.219), 71–71 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-219/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA