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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 971

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 971, Aureus, Gold, struck at Rome, 77–78 AD. Obverse: head of titus, laureate, right. Reverse: annona, draped, seated left on throne, feet on stool, holding on her lap a sack of corn-ears open, holding the ties in her hands. Weight about 6.9 g, diameter 16.6 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 971
reverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 971
mint Rome weight 6.95g (5)
ruler Vespasian diameter ⌀16.6 (1)
denomination Aureus axis 6↕ (3)
material Gold technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Titus, laureate, right

T CAESAR VESPASIANVS
reverse

Annona, draped, seated left on throne, feet on stool, holding on her lap a sack of corn-ears open, holding the ties in her hands

ANNONA AVG
specimens (7)
British Museum 7.42g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)
British Museum 7.16g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 5.59g ⌀16.6 6↕
BnF (National Library of France) 7.27g
BnF (National Library of France) 7.29g

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 971 (ric.2_1(2).ves.971), 77–78 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-971/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA