Vespasian; AE Dupondius; Pax; defaced
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Description
Vespasian (69 – 79 AD). AE Dupondius, Lugdunum mint 72-73 AD. IMP CAESAR VESPASIAN AVG COS III; radiate head right / PAX AVG, S C; Pax standing to left, sacrificing over a low altar to left from a patera held in her right hand, and holding a caduceus and olive branch in her left.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE27 |
| Weight [g]: | 11,36 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | RIC 1144 |
| Commentary: | brown patina; defaced in antiquity - proving that his popularity was not ubiquitous. |
Historical Context
The Jewish population of the empire certainly loathed Vespasian, who even had his own Judean Triumph in 71 AD.
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