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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 359

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 359, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 72–73 AD. Obverse: head of vespasian, laureate, right. Reverse: vesta, draped, veiled, seated left, holding simpulum in extended right hand, left hand at side. Weight about 3.1 g, diameter 18.2 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 359
obverse: Head of Vespasian, laureate, right
reverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 359
reverse: Vesta, draped, veiled, seated left, holding simpulum in extended right hand, left hand at side
mint Rome weight 3.05g (7)
ruler Vespasian diameter ⌀18.2 (5)
denomination Denarius axis 6↕ (7)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Vespasian, laureate, right

IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII
reverse

Vesta, draped, veiled, seated left, holding simpulum in extended right hand, left hand at side

TRI POT
specimens (6)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.40g ⌀18.0 6↕
KENOM 3.19g ⌀19.3 5↕
University of Valencia 2.97g 6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 3.10g ⌀18.4 7↕
British Museum 3.39g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 359 (ric.2_1(2).ves.359), 72–73 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-359/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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