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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 982

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 982, Denarius, Silver, struck at Rome, 77–78 AD. Obverse: head of vespasian, laureate, right. Reverse: sow left, with three (rarely two) piglets. Weight about 2.8 g, diameter 17.5 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 982
reverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 982
mint Rome weight 2.80g (12)
ruler Vespasian diameter ⌀17.5 (8)
denomination Denarius axis 6↕ (11)
material Silver technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Vespasian, laureate, right

CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
reverse

Sow left, with three (rarely two) piglets

IMP XIX
specimens (12)
Portable Antiquities Scheme 1.42g ⌀13.4 6↕
British Museum 3.34g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)
British Museum 3.21g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)
University of Valencia 3.24g 7↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.68g ⌀18.2 6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 1.70g ⌀17.8 5↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.63g ⌀19.0 6↕
Portable Antiquities Scheme 2.30g ⌀18.1 6↕
BnF (National Library of France) 3.35g

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 982 (ric.2_1(2).ves.982), 77–78 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-982/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA