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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 82

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 82, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 71–71 AD. Obverse: head of vespasian, laureate, right. Reverse: libertas standing left, holding pileus and rod. Weight about 26.4 g, diameter 35.1 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 82
reverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 82
mint Rome weight 26.44g (7)
ruler Vespasian diameter ⌀35.1 (2)
denomination Sestertius 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 CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG P M T P P P COS III
reverse

Libertas standing left, holding pileus and rod

LIBERTAS PVBLICA S C
specimens (6)
British Museum 26.75g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)
BnF (National Library of France) 25.36g
BnF (National Library of France) 26.67g
BnF (National Library of France) 27.00g
BnF (National Library of France) 26.27g

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 82 (ric.2_1(2).ves.82), 71–71 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-82/ (accessed: 2026-09-14). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA