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RIC 0730 Vespasian
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Æ As, 10.91g
Rome mint, 74 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESP AVG COS V CENS; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: S C in field; Spes stg. l., with flower
RIC 730 (C). BMC 703. BNC 721.
Acquired from Roman Coin Shop, September 2018. Ex Könker eLive Auction 40, 18 May 2016, lot 7566.
Spes is a common reverse type struck repeatedly throughout the Flavian era, she is mostly associated with Domitian in both silver and bronze. Here Spes represents Vespasian's hope for a happy dynastic future. The depiction of Spes raising skirt and holding a flower likely copies a familiar cult statue of the goddess.
Bold portrait in good metal. A very attractive coin in hand.
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