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Numismatics

ID number:  BIRBI-R1015
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 75 - 79
Metal:  Silver
Diameter (cm):  1.90
Weight (g):  3.38
Axis (degrees):  180.00
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Description:  Obverse: Bust of Vespasian, laureate, r. Reverse: Jupiter standing facing, r. arm outstretched over altar and l. hand holding sceptre.

Inscriptions:  Obverse: (anticlockwise) IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG (Emperor Caesar Vespasian Augustus). Reverse: IOVIS CVSTOS (Jupiter the custodian)

Bibliography:  RIC II 2nd ed. 849

3 Related People

Vespasian
Roman
9
79
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Haines, Geoffrey Colton
British
1899
1981-09-14
Rome
Roman;Byzantine;Italian


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