Sestertius of Vespasian

71 CE (Roman Imperial) Max diam: 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm) Citation Source image

Obverse: Head of Vespasian, laureate, right; beaded border. Reverse: Pax standing left, draped, holding a cornucopia in the left hand, a branch in the outstretched right hand; beaded border. This sestertius was worth 1/100 of a gold aureus. It can be precisely dated to 71 CE...

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Harold Landon, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1943, by gift.
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