RPC II, 818

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 818
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Ephesus
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Issue 'Provincial' issue: Φ, COS II
Dating AD 70
Obverse inscription IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS II TR P P P
Edition Imp(erator) Caesar Vesp(asianus) Aug(ustus) Co(n)s(ul) II Tr(ibunicia) P(otestate) P(ater)P(atriae)
Translation Emperor Caesar Vespasian Augustus, consul for the second time, with tribunician power, father of the fatherland
Obverse design laureate head of Vespasian, right
Reverse inscription CONCORDIA AVG
Edition Concordia Aug(usti)
Translation Augustan Concord
Reverse design Ceres seated, left, holding corn-ears and poppy, and cornucopia; below, Φ
Metal silver
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 3.33 g
Axis 1, 6
Reference BMCRE 442; RIC 330
External URI(s) http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_1(2).ves.1409
Specimens 8 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMCRE 442, pl. 15, 19
2 2     C: Young
3 3     Brussels: du Chastel
4 4     A. Tricarico coll. (ex Nomisma 44, 29 Oct. 2011, lot 118)
5 5     Rauch Summer 2008, 15 Sept. 2008, lot 411
6 6     ✸ NAC 125, 23 June 2021, lot 539 (ex Helios 4, 2009, lot 289)
7 7     R. Effler coll.
8 8     Numisart 7, 17 Nov. 2024, lot 54