Aureus - Vespasian CONCORDIA AVG, Ceres

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year70
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.3 g
Dimensions18 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#1415, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.1415, RPC Online II#823, BMC RE#p.93†
Obverse descriptionHead of Vespasian, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS II TR P P P
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus, Consul Secundum, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae. Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), consul for the second 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 letteringCONCORDIA AVG
(Translation: Concordia Augusta. Venerable harmony.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (70)  - -
Catalog ID6989511990
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