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Offline Ced L

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Vespasian jupiter temple As identification
« on: April 20, 2023, 06:05:12 pm »
Hi everyone,

As part if an auction lot i won yesterday, i welcomed a nice Vespasian As with what i believe to be the Jupiter temple on the reverse. None of the temple i found on vespasian coins is having the same pediment decoration, mine being an eagle instead of standing statues (the eagle figure being closely related to Jupiter).

It weights 9.35gr for 26,5mm diameter

Does anyone has a ref for this coin?

Thanks!

Offline gallienus1

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Re: Vespasian jupiter temple As identification
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2023, 09:26:37 am »
Hi there Ced L.

I think it may be-

RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 323
Denomination As
Mint Rome
Obverse IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III: Head of Vespasian, laureate, right
Reverse S C: Hexastyle Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus

If not, that might at least point you in the right direction. (Nice coin by the way!)

Steve

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Re: Vespasian jupiter temple As identification
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2023, 10:28:04 am »
Very nice coin, especially the reverse!

By the way it's from Lugdunum mint, not Rome, RIC 2.1 1239, struck in 77-78 AD.

Alberto


 

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