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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 221

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 221, 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 civ serv on shield attached to palm-tree; judaea seated right. Weight about 24.8 g, diameter 34.2 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 221
obverse: Head of Vespasian, laureate, right
reverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 221
reverse: Victory standing right, resting left foot on helmet, inscribing OB CIV SERV on shield attached to palm-tree; Judaea seated right
mint Rome weight 24.78g (12)
ruler Vespasian diameter ⌀34.2 (4)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (9)
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 CIV SERV on shield attached to palm-tree; Judaea seated right

VICTORIA AVGVSTI S C
specimens (11)
KENOM 24.92g 6↕
British Museum 26.04g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)
British Museum 25.16g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 221, harvard
Harvard Art Museums 24.26g 6↕
BnF (National Library of France) 24.43g
BnF (National Library of France) 24.07g
BnF (National Library of France) 24.59g
British Museum 24.34g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 221 (ric.2_1(2).ves.221), 71–71 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-221/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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