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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 52

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 52, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 71–71 AD. Obverse: head of vespasian, laureate, right. Reverse: vespasian standing left, gesturing libertas to raise; roma standing right. Weight about 2.6 g, diameter 17.6 mm.
mint Rome weight 2.55g (4)
ruler Vespasian diameter ⌀17.6 (6)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (3)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Vespasian, laureate, right

IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG P M TR P
reverse

Vespasian standing left, gesturing Libertas to raise; Roma standing right

LIBERTAS RESTITVTA S C
specimens (6)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.51g ⌀18.1
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.80g ⌀17.4 6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme ⌀16.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.03g ⌀18.8 7↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme ⌀17.0
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.87g ⌀18.1 6↕

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 52 (ric.2_1(2).ves.52), 71–71 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-52/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA