RPC II, 1028

 

Image of specimen #24

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 1028
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Smyrna
Region Ionia
City Smyrna
Reign Domitian
Person (obv.) Vespasian the Younger
Issue No magistrate
Dating c. AD 94/5
Obverse inscription ΟΥΕϹΠΑϹΙΑΝΟϹ ΝΕΩΤΕΡΟϹ
Edition Οὐεσπασιανὸς Νεώτερος Οὐεσπασιανὸς Νεώτερος
Translation Vespasian the Younger
Obverse design bare head (or bust) of the younger Vespasian, right
Reverse inscription ΖΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ
Edition Ζμυρναίων Ζμυρναίων
Translation of the Smyrnaeans
Reverse design Nike advancing right, holding wreath and palm
Metal brass
Average diameter 16 mm
Average weight 3.10 g
Axis 12
Reference Klose XLII, 1–5
Specimens 25 (4 in the core collections)
Note Two obv. dies. For the identification of Vespasian the Younger as the son of Flavius Clemens, adopted by Domitian in c. 95, see introduction.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 319 = Klose XLII 5.1
2 2 –20     see Klose
21 21     O: HCR150370 Klose XLII 2.7
22 22     O: HCR150371 Klose XLII 1.5
23 23     CGT coll.
24 24     ✸ Leu 4, 25 May 2019, lot 437
25 25     C: 3975-2007 Mossop