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Source Description
Obverse: Head of Vespasian, laureate, right. Reverse: Vesta, draped, seated left, holding object in right hand.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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30117
label
Denarius of Vespasian
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
30117
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object
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normalized
title
Denarius of Vespasian
description
Obverse: Head of Vespasian, laureate, right. Reverse: Vesta, draped, seated left, holding object in right hand.
provenance
Mrs. Sidney C. Doolittle, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1974, by gift.
date
71 CE (Roman Imperial)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
coins
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Max diam: 11/16 in. (1.82 cm); axis: 6:00
Source extras
cul
Roman
inscriptions
[Inscription
Latin; obverse] IMP(erator) CAES(ar) VESP(asianus) AVG(ustus) P(ontifex) M(aximus) [Translation] Imperator Caesar Vespasian Augustus
pontifex maximus [Inscription
Latin; reverse] TRI(buniciae) POT(estate) [Translation] With tribunician power
med
silver; struck
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6191
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none
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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759c32220132e125