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RIC 0027 Vespasian
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AR Denarius, 3.40g
Rome Mint, January - June 70 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: COS ITER TR POT; Pax, draped, standing l., holding branch extended in r. hand and winged caduceus in l.
RIC 27 (C). BMC 21. RSC 94g. BNC 15.
Ex Amphora Coins, ebay, February 2006.
An early denarius issue struck for Vespasian within the first several months of the reign. Pax was an appropriate sentiment after the previous year's bloody conflicts. Not as commonly seen as the Pax seated types.
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