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Denarius with head of Vespasian
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 71
Mint: Ephesus
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 18.5 mm. Weight: 3.30 gm. Die Axis: 6
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number62.573
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: Head of Vespasian, laureate, right.
IMPCAESARVESPASAVGCOS [III TR P] PP
Reverse: Draped female bust (of Ephesus?), right, with crown of towers.
PACIORB TERRAVG EPE (below)
IMPCAESARVESPASAVGCOS [III TR P] PP
Reverse: Draped female bust (of Ephesus?), right, with crown of towers.
PACIORB TERRAVG EPE (below)
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mazzini Collection (G. Mazzini, Monete Imperiali Romane, vol. 1, Milan, 1957, p. 199, pl. 71, no. 293); by 1962: Leu and Company's Bank, Ltd., Bahnhofstrasse 32, Zurich, Switzerland; June 6, 1962: purchased by MFA from Leu and Company's Bank, Ltd. for $ 90.00