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Aureus with bust of Vespasian
Roman
Imperial Period
about A.D. 74
Mint: Rome
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Diameter: 19.5 mm. Weight: 7.33 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1975.277
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Bust of Vespasian, laureate, right.
IMPCAESAR VESPASIANVSAVG (first three A's written without cross bars)
Reverse: Fortuna standing on wreathed altar, holding rudder in right hand,
cornucopia in left.
FORTUNA AVGVST (A's written without cross bars)
IMPCAESAR VESPASIANVSAVG (first three A's written without cross bars)
Reverse: Fortuna standing on wreathed altar, holding rudder in right hand,
cornucopia in left.
FORTUNA AVGVST (A's written without cross bars)
ProvenanceBy 1938: Cornelius C. Vermeule III Collection; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, March 12, 1975 (reassigned to the Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Zoë Wilbour, April 13, 1977)