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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 936

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 936, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 77–78 AD. Obverse: head of vespasian, laureate, left. Reverse: vespasian, in military dress, on left, standing left, holding vertical spear in right hand and parazonium slanted upwards in left; on right stands victory, left, crowning him with a wreath in her right hand and holding palm upright in left. Weight about 7.2 g, diameter 20.5 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 936
reverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 936
mint Rome weight 7.25g (3)
ruler Vespasian diameter ⌀20.5 (1)
denomination Aureus axis 6↕ (1)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Vespasian, laureate, left

IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
reverse

Vespasian, in military dress, on left, standing left, holding vertical spear in right hand and parazonium slanted upwards in left; on right stands Victory, left, crowning him with a wreath in her right hand and holding palm upright in left

COS VIII
specimens (4)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 7.25g ⌀20.5
BnF (National Library of France) 7.14g
British Museum 7.35g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 936 (ric.2_1(2).ves.936), 77–78 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-936/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA