Vespasian; AE As; Victory on prow
Description:
Vespasian (69 - 79 AD). AE As, Rome mint 77-78 AD. IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III; laureate head left / VICTORIA NAVALIS; Victory standing right on prow, holding wreath and palm.
Diameter:
AE27 mm
Weight:
11,76 g
Grade:
aVF/aVF
Attribution:
RIC II 1014
Commentary:
rare with head left; Tiber patina, some roughness, great, strong portrait of Vespasian
History:
Even some years after the Civil War of the Year of Four Emperors and after crushing of the Judean revolt the coins still were celebrating the victorious Flavian family.
Article Number:
052-06-03-41652