Coin: denarius of Vespasian

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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