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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: 2026-09-16). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA