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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 543

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 543, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 73–73 AD. Obverse: head of vespasian, laureate, right. Reverse: pax, draped, standing left, extending winged caduceus in right hand over follis(purse) lying on tripod left, holding branch in left hand, resting left arm on a garlanded column. Weight about 7.2 g.
obverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 543
obverse: Head of Vespasian, laureate, right
reverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 543
reverse: Pax, draped, standing left, extending winged caduceus in right hand over follis(purse) lying on tripod left, holding branch in left hand, resting left arm on a garlanded column
mint Rome weight 7.25g (5)
ruler Vespasian diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Aureus axis 12↕ (1)
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 CENS
reverse

Pax, draped, standing left, extending winged caduceus in right hand over follis(purse) lying on tripod left, holding branch in left hand, resting left arm on a garlanded column

PAX AVG
specimens (6)
BnF (National Library of France) 7.37g
BnF (National Library of France) 7.30g
BnF (National Library of France) 7.05g
BnF (National Library of France) 7.27g
British Museum 7.24g 12↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 543 (ric.2_1(2).ves.543), 73–73 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-543/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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