Denarius of Vespasian, Emperor of Rome from "o"

Medium: Silver
Dimensions: 3.44 g, 12:00, 17.5 mm
Credit Line: Ruth Elizabeth White Fund with the assistance of Ben Lee Damsky
Accession Number: 2007.183.16
Geography: Made in Mint "o", Asia
Culture: Roman
Period: 1st century
Classification: Numismatics
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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG Head laureate r.; small o below bust

Reverse Description: PON MAX - TR P COS VII bar with serifs above numeral. Winged caduceus, bucranium at base of shaft.

Provenance

Auction House Coins, April 10, 2003; Ben Lee Damsky, 2003–7; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

Bibliography

"Acquisitions, July 1, 2007–June 30, 2008," in "Recent Acquisitions," special issue, Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2008), 192

Object copyright

Additional information

coins, denarii, money

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