v16_0502 - VESPASIAN Aureus
MONNAIES 16 (2002)
Starting price : 3 000.00 €
Estimate : 6 000.00 €
Realised price : 3 000.00 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 3 100.00 €
Starting price : 3 000.00 €
Estimate : 6 000.00 €
Realised price : 3 000.00 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 3 100.00 €
Type : Aureus
Date: 76
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 1000 ‰
Diameter : 20 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 6,79 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan large avec un très beau portrait. Représentation inhabituelle au revers
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de la collection Signorelli (Santamaria, 4 juin 1952, n° 1250) et du stock Seaby
Obverse
Obverse legend : IMP CAESAR - VESPASIANVS AVG.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Vespasien à gauche (O*1).
Obverse translation : “Imperator Cæsar Vespasianus Augustus”, (L’empereur césar Vespasien auguste).
Reverse
Reverse legend : COS VII.
Reverse description : Génisse passant à droite.
Reverse translation : “Consul septimus”, (Consul pour la septième fois).
Commentary
Poids léger. Mêmes coins que les exemplaires de la collection V. Brand (Sotheby’s, 1 juillet 1982, n° 8 = Hirsch 29, 1910, n° 949) et de la collection Hunt (Sotheby’s, 22 juin 1990, n° 701).
Light weight. Same dies as the examples in the V. Brand collection (Sotheby's, July 1, 1982, no. 8 = Hirsch 29, 1910, no. 949) and the Hunt collection (Sotheby's, June 22, 1990, no. 701)
Light weight. Same dies as the examples in the V. Brand collection (Sotheby's, July 1, 1982, no. 8 = Hirsch 29, 1910, no. 949) and the Hunt collection (Sotheby's, June 22, 1990, no. 701)
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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