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Object Type
Museum number: 1860,0329.1
Denomination: aureus
Description: Gold coin. (whole); Head of Vespasian, laureate, right. (obverse); Roma seated right on shields, holding spear in right hand and parazonium resting on knee in left hand. (reverse)
State
Authority
Cultures/periods
Production date: 70
Production place: Minted in: Judaea (Palestine)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 12 o'clock; Weight: 7.53 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: RE2 / Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vol.II: Vespasian to Domitian (523, p.109); RIC2.1 / The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol.2 part 1: From AD 69 to AD 96: Vespasian to Domitian (1533, p.175); RPC2 / Roman Provincial Coinage II (1910/1)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; classical deity; allegory/personification
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Vespasian; Named in inscription & portrayed: Roma
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1860
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1860,0329.1
C&M catalogue number: RE2 (109) (523)

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