RPC II, 826

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume II
Number 826
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Ephesus
Reign Vespasian
Person (obv.) Vespasian (Augustus)
Issue 'Provincial' issue: ΒΥ, 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 PACI ORB TERR AVG
Edition Paci orb(is) terr(arum) Aug(usti)
Translation to the peace of the whole earth by the Augustus
Reverse design turreted and draped female bust, right; below, ΦΥ
Metal silver
Average diameter 16 mm
Average weight 3.01 g
Axis 7
Reference BMCRE 447; RIC 324
External URI(s) http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_1(2).ves.1422
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMCRE 447, pl. 16, 2
2 2     BMCRE 448
3 3     O
4 4     P: 3863a BNC III Vespasien 339
5 5     ✸ CNG 90, 23 May 2012, lot 1498