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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 241

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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 RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 241
obverse: Head of Vespasian, laureate, right
reverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 241
reverse: Pax standing right, setting fire to arms; Column surmounted by Minerva, left, lance and shield resting against it; lighted altar, right
mint Rome weight 13.60g (6)
ruler Vespasian diameter ⌀22.3 (3)
denomination Sestertius axis 7↕ (2)
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 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.)

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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: 2026-10-30). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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