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ID number:  BIRBI-R1014
Object type:  Coin
Institution:  The Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Named collection:  G. Haines Collection
Collector:  Haines, Geoffrey
Maker:  Vespasian; Rome
Denomination:  Denarius
Place made:  Rome
Culture:  Roman
Date made:  AD 77 - 78
Metal:  Silver
Diameter (cm):  1.80
Weight (g):  3.38
Axis (degrees):  225.00
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Description:  Obverse: Bust of Vespasian, laureate, r. Reverse: Mars Standing l. holding a spear in his r. hand and a trophy in his l. hand.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: (anticlockwise) IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG (Emperor Caesar Vespasian Augustus). Reverse: COS VIII (Consul for the eighth time).

Bibliography:  RIC II 2nd ed. 937

3 Related People

Vespasian
Roman
9
79
Rome
Roman;Byzantine;Italian


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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
British
1899
1981-09-14
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