Aureus Issued by Vespasian
![Composite photograph of the gold coin, showing both obverse and reverse.](https://isaw.nyu.edu/exhibitions/berthouville/objects/coin-bnc-iii-vesp-61/@@images/b836007f-5f2b-4e96-a7eb-47496837ca21.png)
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
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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.