Title
Coin: denarius of Vespasian
Date
77 CE
Creator
Unknown (Roman)
Roman
Coverage
Style/Period: Early Empire
Discovery Site: Minted in Rome
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa
Type
coins and medals
Format
Materials/Techniques: silver; struck from an obverse and reverse die
Measurements: 1.8 to 2 mm in diameter, 2.927 grams
Description
Obverse legend (retrograde): T(itus) CEASAR IMP(erator) VESPASIANVS, translation: Titus Caesar Imperator Vespanian; laureate head of Titus facing right. Reverse legend: CO(n)S(ul) VI, translation: Consul for the sixth time; two oxen, yoked facing left. RIC II, p. 127, no. 951.
Identifier
Repository Accession Number: 987.4.10
Record: UO-MCA-987-4-10
Source
Cataloguer: Isabelle Schneider, 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