RPC II, 1455

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 1455
Province Uncertain
Region Uncertain
City Uncertain mint of Asia Minor of the denarii with o
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Dating AD 76
Obverse inscription IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Edition Imp(erator) Caesar Vespasianus Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Vespasian, Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Vespasian, right; below, o
Reverse inscription PRINCEPS IVVENTVT
Edition Princeps Iuventut(is)
Translation Prince of the Youth
Reverse design Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising skirt
Metal silver
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 3.29 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference BMCRE 492
External URI(s) http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_1(2).ves.1479
Specimens 7 (2 in the core collections)
Die-links 1–2: same pair of dies.
Note Rev. of Domitian

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMCRE 492, pl. 18.2
2 2     B: 18221667, o.N.
3 3     Turin
4 4     Hauck & Aufhäuser 20, 16 Oct. 2007, lot 270
5 5     ✸ Gorny & Mosch 126, 14 Oct. 2003, lot 2339
6 6     NAC 125, 23 June 2021, lot 580
7 7     A. Tricarico coll. (ex Künker eLive 83, 22 July 2024, lot 224)