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Sestertius with bust of Vespasian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 71
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 34.5 mm. Weight: 25.78 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1972.76
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Vespasian, laureate, right, wearing aegis.
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVGPMTPPP COS III
Reverse: Roma, helmeted, dressed as Amazon, holds parazonium on left knee, seated on edge of pile of seven rocks representing hills of Rome. Before her Tiber reclines holding reed.
S C (in field) ROMA (in exergue)
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVGPMTPPP COS III
Reverse: Roma, helmeted, dressed as Amazon, holds parazonium on left knee, seated on edge of pile of seven rocks representing hills of Rome. Before her Tiber reclines holding reed.
S C (in field) ROMA (in exergue)
ProvenanceBy 1972: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (as ex Niggeler Collection); purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G., March 8, 1972