Title
Coin: dupondius of Vespasian
Date
74 CE
Creator
Unknown (Roman)
Roman
Coverage
Style/Period: Early Empire
Discovery Site: Minted in Rome, Italy
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa
Type
coins and medals
Format
Materials/Techniques: orichalcum; struck from an obverse (heads) and reverse (tails) die
Measurements: 27 to 28 mm in diameter, 7.029 grams
Description
Obverse legend: [IM]P(erator) CA[ES]AR VESPASIA[N] [AVG](ustus), translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasian Augustus; laureate bust of Vespasian, facing right. Reverse legend: PON(tifex) MAX(imus) TR(ibunica) P(ater)P(atriae) CO(n)S(ul) V CENS(or), translation: Pontifex Maximus, with tribunician power, father of his country, five times consul, censor; winged caduceus between two crossed cornucopiae; RIC II, p 112, no. 756 a.
Identifier
Repository Accession Number: 976.9.4
Record: UO-MCA-976-9-4
Source
Cataloguer: Valentina Donato, University of Ottawa
Rights
The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee