Aureus - Vespasian PACI AVGVSTI, Pax and Nemesis

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year71
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
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#1130, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.1130
Obverse descriptionHead of Vespasian, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM TR P P P COS III
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae, Consul Tertium. Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation, consul for the third time.)
Reverse descriptionNemesis, winged, draped, advancing right, holding in left hand winged caduceus pointed downwards at snake gliding right before her, right.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPACI AVGVSTI
(Translation: Paci Augusti. Peace of the emperor (Augustus).)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (71)  - -
Catalog ID4870404950
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