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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 78

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 78, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 71–71 AD. Obverse: bust of vespasian, laureate, right with aegis. Reverse: honos standing right, holding sceptre and cornucopiae; virtus standing left, holding spear and parazonium. Weight about 26.5 g.
mint Rome weight 26.47g (2)
ruler Vespasian diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Sestertius axis ↕ (0)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Bust of Vespasian, laureate, right with aegis

IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG P M T P P P COS III
reverse

Honos standing right, holding sceptre and cornucopiae; Virtus standing left, holding spear and parazonium

HONOS ET VIRTVS S C
specimens (2)
BnF (National Library of France) 26.22g
BnF (National Library of France) 26.72g

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 78 (ric.2_1(2).ves.78), 71–71 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-78/ (accessed: 2026-11-03). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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