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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 389

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 389, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 72–73 AD. Obverse: head of vespasian, laureate, right. Reverse: victory, bare to hips, standing right, right foot on helmet, inscribing vic avg in two lines on round shield attached on palm-tree. Weight about 25.2 g, diameter 32.7 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 389
obverse: Head of Vespasian, laureate, right
reverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 389
reverse: Victory, bare to hips, standing right, right foot on helmet, inscribing VIC AVG in two lines on round shield attached on palm-tree
mint Rome weight 25.21g (2)
ruler Vespasian diameter ⌀32.7 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (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 IIII
reverse

Victory, bare to hips, standing right, right foot on helmet, inscribing VIC AVG in two lines on round shield attached on palm-tree

VICTORIA AVGVSTI S C
specimens (2)
British Museum 24.13g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 389 (ric.2_1(2).ves.389), 72–73 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-389/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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