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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 40

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 40, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 71–71 AD. Obverse: head of vespasian, laureate, right. Reverse: pax, draped, seated left, holding branch in extended right hand and winged caduceus in left. Weight about 6.2 g, diameter 17.9 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 40
obverse: Head of Vespasian, laureate, right
reverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 40
reverse: Pax, draped, seated left, holding branch in extended right hand and winged caduceus in left
mint Rome weight 6.21g (5)
ruler Vespasian diameter ⌀17.9 (1)
denomination Aureus axis 6↕ (2)
material Gold 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
reverse

Pax, draped, seated left, holding branch in extended right hand and winged caduceus in left

TRI POT II COS III P P
specimens (6)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.67g ⌀17.9 6↕
BnF (National Library of France) 7.33g
BnF (National Library of France) 7.20g
BnF (National Library of France) 6.64g
British Museum 7.22g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 40 (ric.2_1(2).ves.40), 71–71 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-40/ (accessed: 2026-10-31). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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