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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 551

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 551, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 73–73 AD. Obverse: head of titus, laureate, right. Reverse: pax, draped, standing left, extend- ing winged caduceus in right hand over follis(purse) lying on tripod left, holding branch in left hand and resting left arm on a garlanded column. Weight about 7.1 g, diameter 20.4 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 551
obverse: Head of Titus, laureate, right
reverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 551
reverse: Pax, draped, standing left, extend- ing winged caduceus in right hand over follis(purse) lying on tripod left, holding branch in left hand and resting left arm on a garlanded column
mint Rome weight 7.08g (3)
ruler Vespasian diameter ⌀20.4 (1)
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 Titus, laureate, right

T CAES IMP VESP CEN
reverse

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

PAX AVG
specimens (3)
BnF (National Library of France) 7.23g
British Museum 6.98g 12↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 551 (ric.2_1(2).ves.551), 73–73 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-551/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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