Aureus - Vespasian PAX AVGVSTI, Tyche

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year72-73
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.5 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#1550, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.1550
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 descriptionVespasian standing left, holding spear and gesturing Tyche to raise, kneeling right.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPAX AVGVSTI
(Translation: Pax Augusti. Peace provided by the Emperor.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (72-73)  - -
Catalog ID8282964910
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