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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 540

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 540, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 73–73 AD. Obverse: head of domitian, laureate, right. Reverse: domitian riding left, holding sceptre in left hand, and raising right. Weight about 6.7 g.
obverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 540
reverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 540
mint Rome weight 6.73g (7)
ruler Vespasian diameter (0)
denomination Aureus axis 8↕ (1)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Domitian, laureate, right

CAES AVG F DOMIT COS II
reverse

Domitian riding left, holding sceptre in left hand, and raising right

specimens (8)
British Museum 7.21g 8↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)
BnF (National Library of France) 7.35g
BnF (National Library of France) 7.32g
BnF (National Library of France) 7.19g
BnF (National Library of France) 7.12g
BnF (National Library of France) 7.33g
BnF (National Library of France) 3.56g

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 540 (ric.2_1(2).ves.540), 73–73 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-540/ (accessed: 2026-09-15). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA