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RIC 0841 Vespasian denarius
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IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Laureate head right.
COS VII
Bull standing right.
Rome, 76 AD.
3.21g
RIC II 841 (C)
Scarce
The cow that appears on this coin is generally thought to be one of the famous statues by the fifth century Greek sculptor Myron. This statue went on to adorned the Temple of Pax (later the Forum Pacis), built by Vespasian to celebrate the end of the Jewish War. Myron's statues were brought to Rome by Octavian and were originally placed in the temple of Apollo on the Palatine, which he dedicated in 28 B.C. Vespasian moved them to the new Temple of Pax that he began building in 71 AD.
Ex-Numisantique
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