RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 1525

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 69–AD 70

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Maker / issuer

Alexandria (ancient mint)

Aureus in gold struck at Alexandria under Vespasian, AD 69–AD 70, catalogued as RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 1525. Obverse: Head of Vespasian, laureate, right. Reverse: Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae. Weight, diameter, die axis and a rights-cleared photograph are not yet documented for this type record.

Physical characteristics

Material: Gold
Manufacture: Struck
Denomination: Aureus

Technical characteristics

Mint: Alexandria
Issuing authority: Vespasian

Design

Obverse type: Head of Vespasian, laureate, right
Reverse type: Fortuna standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae
Obverse legend: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG
Reverse legend: COS ITER FORT RED

Identification

Type corpus record: https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_1(2).ves.1525
Catalogue reference: RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 1525
Type corpus identifier: ric.2_1(2).ves.1525

Catalogue references

Research required

Nominal weight not transcribed from a primary reference
Diameter and die axis not transcribed
Mint mark and officina detail not transcribed
No rights-cleared photograph identified yet

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