Vespasian; AE As; Victory on prow
240,00 €
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.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE27 |
| Weight [g]: | 11,76 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | RIC II 1014 |
| Commentary: | rare with head left; Tiber patina, some roughness, great, strong portrait of Vespasian |
Historical Context
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.
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