Dupondius - Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian IMP AVG F COS DESIGN II CAESAR AVG F COS DESIG

€2.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year71
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Dupondius = 1/8 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight12 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC II.1#37, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.37
Obverse descriptionBust of Vespasian, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M T P P P COS II D III
(Translation: Imperator, Caesar, Vespasianus, Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae, Consul Secundum, Designatus Tertium. Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation, consul for the second time, elect for the third time.)
Reverse descriptionHead of Titus, bare, right facing head of Domitian, bare, left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIMP AVG F COS DESIGN II CAESAR AVG F COS DESIG
(Translation: Imperator, Augusti Filius, Consul Designatus Secundum Caesar, Augusti Filius, Consul Designatus. Supreme commander (Imperator), son of the emperor (Augustus), consul elect for the second time, Caesar, son of the emperor (Augustus), consul elect.)
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MintageND (71)  - -
Catalog ID6796312550
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