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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 556

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 556, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 73–73 AD. Obverse: head of titus, laureate, right. Reverse: titus, togate, seated right on curule chair, feet on stool, holding vertical sceptre in right hand and branch in left. Weight about 3.6 g, diameter 18.1 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 556
reverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 556
mint Rome weight 3.60g (7)
ruler Vespasian diameter ⌀18.1 (2)
denomination Denarius axis 9↕ (6)
material Silver 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 CENS
reverse

Titus, togate, seated right on curule chair, feet on stool, holding vertical sceptre in right hand and branch in left

PONTIF TRI POT
specimens (9)
KENOM 3.16g 12↕
British Museum 3.18g 1↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 1.60g ⌀16.6 7↕
British Museum 3.08g 12↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)
BnF (National Library of France) 7.36g
British Museum 3.45g 12↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 556 (ric.2_1(2).ves.556), 73–73 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-556/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA