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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 429

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 429, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 72–72 AD. Obverse: head of titus, laureate, right. Reverse: titus, in military dress, cloak flying behind him, prancing right on horse, about to transfix a foeman who lies prostrate under horse. Weight about 25.5 g, diameter 33.1 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 429
reverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 429
mint Rome weight 25.55g (4)
ruler Vespasian diameter ⌀33.1 (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 Titus, laureate, right

T CAES VESPASIAN IMP PON TR POT COS II
reverse

Titus, in military dress, cloak flying behind him, prancing right on horse, about to transfix a foeman who lies prostrate under horse

S C
specimens (4)
BnF (National Library of France) 26.77g
BnF (National Library of France) 24.24g
British Museum 25.01g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 429 (ric.2_1(2).ves.429), 72–72 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-429/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA