<— Last coin ----------     What I Like About Ancient Coins     ---------- Next coin —>
Last coin thumbnail   Next coin thumbnail
A copper as of the Roman emperor Vespasian with a reverse showing Spes Coin Type:Copper as of Vespasian, 69-79 CE
Mint and Date: Rome, 75 CE.
Size and Weight: 25mm, 9.1g
Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESP AVG COS VII
Laureate head right.
Reverse: S C
Spes advancing left, holding out a flower and lifting the hem of her skirt.
Provenance: ancient_treasures (eBay), May 2003
Ref: RCV (2000) —; RIC II (2007) 894
BW Ref: 001 027 001
Click on the picture for a larger scale view of the coin
The content of this page was last updated on 7 August 2009