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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 479

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 479, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 72–72 AD. Obverse: bust of titus, laureate, right wearing cuirass with aegis. Reverse: mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy. Weight about 9.6 g, diameter 27.0 mm.
mint Rome weight 9.59g (1)
ruler Vespasian diameter ⌀27.0 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Titus, laureate, right wearing cuirass with aegis

T CAESAR VESPASIAN IMP PON TR POT II COS II
reverse

Mars advancing right, holding spear and trophy

S C
specimens (7)
Portable Antiquities Scheme
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Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme 9.59g ⌀27.0 6↕

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 479 (ric.2_1(2).ves.479), 72–72 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-479/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA