Aureus - Vespasian and Titus IMP CAES VESPAS AVG P TRI P II COS II

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year72-73
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.51 g
Dimensions20 mm
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC II.1#1549, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.1549, RPC Online II#1922
Obverse descriptionBust of Vespasian, laureate, drapery on left shoulder, left.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP VESPAS AVG P M TRI P P P COS IIII
(Translation: Imperator Vespasianus Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae, Consul Quartum. Supreme commander (Imperator) Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation, consul for the fourth time.)
Reverse descriptionHead of Titus, bare, right.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIMP CAES VESPAS AVG P TRI P II COS II
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus Pontifex [Maximus], Tribunicia Potestate Secunda, Consul Secundum. Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), [high] priest, holder of tribunician power for the second time, consul for the second time.)
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MintageND (72-73)  - -
Catalog ID5737036490
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