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RIC 0359 Vespasian
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AR Denarius, 3.62g
Rome Mint, 72-73 AD
Obv: IMP CAES VESP A-VG P M COS IIII; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: TRI POT across field; Vesta, draped, veiled, seated l., holding simpulum in r. hand, l. hand at side
RIC 359 (C). BMC 70. RSC 563. BNC -.
Acquired from sphinx Numismatics, April 2007.
Vesta the goddess of hearth and home here may refer to Vespasian's role as Pontifex Maximus.
A common coin on a small flan. The portrait redeems it.
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