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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 589

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 589, As, Bronze, struck at Rome, 73–73 AD. Obverse: head of vespasian, laureate, right. Reverse: pax standing left leaning on column, holding caduceus and branch. Weight about 10.6 g, diameter 27.3 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 589
reverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 589
mint Rome weight 10.64g (5)
ruler Vespasian diameter ⌀27.3 (1)
denomination As 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 CAES VESP AVG P M T P COS IIII CENS
reverse

Pax standing left leaning on column, holding caduceus and branch

PAX AVGVST S C
specimens (5)
KENOM 10.39g 6↕
KENOM 9.69g 6↕
British Museum 11.06g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)
BnF (National Library of France) 10.88g

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 589 (ric.2_1(2).ves.589), 73–73 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-589/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA