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RIC 0849 Vespasian
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AR Denarius, 3.30g
Rome Mint, 76 AD
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: IOVIS CVSTOS; Jupiter, bearded, naked, standing facing, sacrificing out of patera in r. hand over low garlanded altar and holding long vertical sceptre in l.
RIC 849 (C3). BMC 276. RSC 222. BNC 249.
Acquired from Silenos Coins, eBay, September 2007.
Possibly a reverse that refers to a failed plot against the emperor, Jupiter is scene here as his own worshipper. Similar in theme to the previous Neronian Iuppiter Custos reverse.
A nicely centered denarius with no obvious flaws. A good example of prime Flavian coinage.
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