RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 241, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 71–71 AD. Obverse: head of vespasian, laureate, right. Reverse: pax standing right, setting fire to arms; column surmounted by minerva, left, lance and shield resting against it; lighted altar, right. Weight about 13.6 g, diameter 22.3 mm.
obverse
Head of Vespasian, laureate, right
IMP CAES VESPAS AVG P M TR P P P COS III
reverse
Pax standing right, setting fire to arms; Column surmounted by Minerva, left, lance and shield resting against it; lighted altar, right
PAX AVGVSTI S C
specimens (11)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
3.08g
Portable Antiquities Scheme
3.31g
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme
⌀18.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
23.29g
⌀32.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme
2.53g
⌀16.9
6↕
BnF (National Library of France)
23.78g
British Museum
25.63g
7↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)
Cite this coin
RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 241 (ric.2_1(2).ves.241), 71–71 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-241/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA