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brm_259365 - VESPASIAN Denier

VESPASIAN Denier XF
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Item sold on our e-shop (2013)
Price : 60.00 €
Type : Denier
Date: 70-71
Mint name / Town : Roma
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 17,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,24 g.
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan, bien centré des deux côtés. Beau portrait de Vespasien. Revers de style fin. Patine gris foncé laissant apparaître le métal vil
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : IMP CAES VESP - AVG P M.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Vespasien à droite (O*).
Obverse translation : “Imperator Cæsar Vespasianus Augustus”, (L’empereur césar Vespasien auguste).

Reverse


Reverse legend : AVGVR (AU-DESSUS)// PON MAX (À L'EXERGUE).
Reverse description : Instruments pontificaux : simpulum, aspersoir, capis (vase à sacrifice) et lituus.
Reverse translation : “Augurus// Pontifex Maximus”, (Augure, grand pontife).

Commentary


Exemplaire fourré, le métal vil apparait à deux endroits au revers. Pour ce type qui semble anodin, nous avons deux types de revers différents : le premier avec AVGVR/ PON MAX (RIC. 29) comme sur notre exemplaire et le second avec TRI POT (RIC 30), deniers qui ont tous les deux été frappés en 70-71 et font référence au grand pontificat et à l’aspect sacré de celui qui est revêtu de la puissance tribunitienne. Le revers est inspiré par le denier d’Octave (RCV. 1544). Ce type semble beaucoup plus rare.
A filled example, the base metal appears in two places on the reverse. For this seemingly innocuous type, we have two different types of reverse: the first with AVGVR/PON MAX (RIC. 29) as on our example and the second with TRI POT (RIC 30), denarii which were both struck in 70-71 and refer to the great pontificate and the sacred aspect of the one who is invested with tribunician power. The reverse is inspired by the denarius of Octavius (RCV. 1544). This type seems much rarer

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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