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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 996

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 996, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 77–78 AD. Obverse: head of vespasian, laureate, left. Reverse: hexastyle temple of jupiter optimus maximus. Weight about 24.4 g, diameter 33.2 mm.
obverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 996
reverse RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 996
mint Rome weight 24.37g (3)
ruler Vespasian diameter ⌀33.2 (1)
denomination Sestertius axis 6↕ (2)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
ODC-ODbL
obverse

Head of Vespasian, laureate, left

IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII
reverse

Hexastyle Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus

S C
specimens (3)
BnF (National Library of France) 26.96g
British Museum 21.10g 6↕
British Museum (RIC II.1, 2nd ed.)

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RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 996 (ric.2_1(2).ves.996), 77–78 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-ii-part-1-second-edition-vespasian-996/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA