Aureus - Vespasian DE IVDAEIS

€250,095.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year72
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.3 g
Dimensions18.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#1179, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.1179
Obverse descriptionHead of Vespasian, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES VESPAS AVG P M TR P IIII P P COS IIII
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate Quarta, Pater Patriae, Consul Quartum. Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power for the fourth time, father of the nation, consul for the fourth time.)
Reverse descriptionTrophy.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringDE IVDAEIS
(Translation: Devictus Judaeis. Conquered the Judeans.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (72)  - -
Catalog ID8596328510
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