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Live auction - brm_418731 - VESPASIAN As

VESPASIAN As AU/XF
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Estimate : 350 €
Price : 250 €
Maximum bid : 255 €
End of the sale : 31 January 2017 14:35:05
bidders : 1 bidder
Type : As
Date: 76
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : copper
Diameter : 26,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 12,98 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale bien centré des deux côtés avec les grènetis visibles. Belle tête de Vespasien. Joli revers de frappe un peu molle. Belle patine épaisse vert foncé
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de la vente iNumis 9, n° 136 et de la collection du Docteur S

Obverse


Obverse legend : IMP CAESAR VES-P AVG COS VII.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Vespasien à droite (O*).
Obverse translation : “Imperator Cæsar Vespasianus Augustus Consul septimum”, (L’empereur césar Vespasien auguste consul pour la septième fois).

Reverse


Reverse legend : S|C.
Reverse description : Spes (l'Espérance) marchant à gauche, tenant une fleur de la main droite et relevant un pan de sa robe avec la main gauche.
Reverse translation : “Senatus Consulto”, (Par décret du Sénat).

Commentary


Poids lourd. Cet as pèse en réalité le poids d’un dupondius. Ce type n’est frappé que pour l’as (RIC. 894-896). Néanmoins, nous avons de nombreux exemplaires pour Lyon où des dupondii ont été frappés avec des coins à l’effigie de l’empereur lauré. Nous pouvons tout simplement avoir affaire à un mélange de flan dans l’atelier de Rome où un flan normalement préparé pour un dupondius a été utilisé afin de frapper un as. Rubans de type 2.

Historical background


VESPASIAN

(1/07/69-24/06/79)

Vespasien was born on November 17, 9 in Flacrines, near Reate (in Sabine country). He belongs to the Italian municipal bourgeoisie. Aedile in 38, lender in 40, consul in 51, proconsul of Africa in 63, he commanded with Claude the expedition to Brittany. Nero entrusted him with three legions and a proconsular imperium to crush the revolt of Judea in 66. He was proclaimed august on July 1, 69 in Alexandria and his sons, Titus and Domitian, were promoted to Caesar. Vitellius was eliminated on December 20, 69. Titus was directly associated with the government by his father from 71. His reign was devoted to the political and economic restoration of Rome. In 73, he took on the censorship. He died in Reate on June 24, 79.

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