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A silver denarius of the Roman emperor Vespasian with a reverse showing Fortuna clasping a prow. Coin Type: Silver denarius of Vespasian, 69-79 CE
Mint and Date: Rome, 70 CE.
Size and Weight: 17mm x 19mm, 3.27g
Obverse: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Laureate head right.
Reverse: COS ITER FORT RED
Fortuna standing left, right hand on the prow of a galley, a cornucopia in her left arm.
Provenance: biffabacon10 (eBay), April 2009
Ref: RCV (2000) —; RIC II (2007) 19.
BW Ref: 024 040 139
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