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RIC 0360 Vespasian
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AR Denarius, 3.32g
Rome mint, 72-73 AD
Obv: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII; Head of Vespasian, laureate, r.
Rev: VESTA; Vesta stg. l., with simpulum and sceptre
RIC 360 (C2). BMC 71. RSC 574. BNC 55.
Acquired from Beast Coins, October 2004.
A common Vesta type struck just prior to Vespasian acquiring the censorship. Vesta holding a simpulum here personifies Vespasian's duties as chief priest.
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