Aureus Issued by Vespasian

Composite photograph of the gold coin, showing both obverse and reverse.

Aureus Issued by Vespasian

Description:
Obverse: Bust of Vespasian. Reverse: Vespasian in a Quadriga with a Branch and Scepter.
Medium:
Gold
Dimensions:
Diam. 2 cm
Context:
Minted in Rome
Date:
72–73 CE
Inventory Number:
BNC III, Vesp 61
Lender:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
© BnF

The obverse legend, in Latin, reads:

IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII

Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Consul 4 (times)

This coin type, an aureus issued by the Roman emperor Vespasian, is cataloged in Online Coins of the Roman Empire as RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 364.