Aureus - Vespasian

€374,113.00
IssuerEphesus
Year72-73
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.3 g
Dimensions17 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RPC Online II#849A
Obverse descriptionLaureate head of Emperor Vespasian facing right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS IIII TR P P P
(Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), consul for the fourth time, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionCeres, draped, seated left in decorated chair with high back, holding two corn-ears and poppy in right hand and cornucopia in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPACI · ORB TERR · AVG
(Translation: World peace of the emperor (Augustus).)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (72-73)  - -
Catalog ID6642660590
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