Denarius
Vespasian
Roman Imperial
Roman Empire
69-70
Silver
Weight: 3.26 g
Diameter: 11/16 in. (16.9 mm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Hood Museum of Art Acquisitions Fund
2000.21.33988
Geography
Place Made: Italy, Europe
Period
1-500
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: Laureate beardless male portrait facing right identified by inscription as Vespasian; inward reading inscription moving clockwise starting at 6 o'clock: I(pellet below)M(pellet below)P(pellet below)C(pellet below)AESARVESPAS(pellet below)[IANUSAUG]; right side worn, no sign of border remaining; ; Reverse: Two bare-headed beardless male portraits facing each other identified by inscription as Titus on the left and Domitian on the right; inward reading inscription moving clockwise starting at 6 o'clock: CAESAR(pellet below)[A]UGFCOSCAESARAUGFPR; dotted border on left running off the flan on the right (suggesting the image was struck off center towards the right)
Course History
LAT 01, Introductory Latin, Scott Arcenas, Winter 2019
LAT 01, Introductory Latin, Bryce Walker, Winter 2019
LAT 01, Introductory Latin, Margaretha Kramer, Winter 2019
LAT 01, Introductory Latin, Jenny Lynn, Winter 2019
LAT 3, Intermediate Latin, Inger Kuin, Spring 2019
LAT 3, Intermediate Latin, Scott Arcenas, Spring 2019
LAT 3, Intermediate Latin, Bryce Walker, Spring 2019
LAT 3.01, Intermediate Latin, Jenny Lynn, Winter 2020
LAT 3.02, Intermediate Latin, Simone Oppen, Winter 2020
LAT 3.03, Intermediate Latin, Roger Ulrich, Winter 2020
LAT 3.04, Intermediate Latin, Patrick Glauthier, Winter 2020
LAT 3.01, Intermediate Latin, Simone Oppen, Spring 2020
LAT 3.02, Intermediate Latin, Margaret Graver, Spring 2020
LAT 3.03, Intermediate Latin, Jenny Lynn, Spring 2020
LAT 3.04, Intermediate Latin, Jenny Lynn, Spring 2020
CLST 18/HIST 94.06 History of the Roman Empire, Roberta Stewart, Fall 2020
CLST 18/HIST 94.06 History of the Roman Empire, Roberta Stewart, Fall 2020
CLST 18/HIST 94.06 History of the Roman Empire, Roberta Stewart, Fall 2020
CLST 18/HIST 94.06 History of the Roman Empire, Roberta Stewart, Fall 2020
LAT 2.01, Introductory Latin II, Patrick Glauthier, Winter 2022
LAT 2.02, Introductory Latin II, Bryce Walker, Winter 2022
LAT 2.01, Introductory Latin II, Patrick Glauthier, Winter 2022
LAT 2.03, Introductory Latin II, Simone Oppen, Winter 2022
LAT 2.02, Introductory Latin II, Bryce Walker, Winter 2022
LAT 2.03, Introductory Latin II, Simone Oppen, Winter 2022
LAT 2.01, Introductory Latin II, Jenny Lynn, Spring 2022
LAT 2.01, Introductory Latin II, Jenny Lynn, Spring 2022
Latin 2.03, Latin II, Maria Gaki, Winter 2023
Latin 2.04, Latin II, Jenny Lynn, Winter 2023
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Maria Gaki, Winter 2023
Latin 2.02, Latin II, Florencia Foxley, Winter 2023
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Maria Gaki, Winter 2023
Latin 2.04, Latin II, Jenny Lynn, Winter 2023
Latin 2.02, Latin II, Florencia Foxley, Winter 2023
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Maria Gaki, Spring 2023
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Maria Gaki, Spring 2023
Latin 2.02, Latin II, Jenny Lynn, Spring 2023
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Bryce Walker, Winter 2024
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Bryce Walker, Winter 2024
Latin 2.02, Latin II, Jenny Lynn, Winter 2024
Latin 2.02, Latin II, Jenny Lynn, Winter 2024
Latin 2.03, Latin II, Maria Gaki, Winter 2024
Latin 2.03, Latin II, Maria Gaki, Winter 2024
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Paul Christesen, Winter 2024
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Paul Christesen, Winter 2024
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Bryce Walker, Spring 2024
Latin 2.01, Latin II, Bryce Walker, Spring 2024
Latin 2.02, Latin II, Florencia Foxley, Spring 2024
Latin 2.02, Latin II, Florencia Foxley, Spring 2024
Exhibition History
From Art to Artifact: Making Sense of Roman Coins, Roman Numismatics Senior Seminar, Spring 2009, Gene Y. Kim Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June13, 2009.
Provenance
Harlan J. Berk, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois; sold to present collection, 2000.
Catalogue Raisonne
BMC, Vol.2: Vespasian nos.2-5; RIC, Vol. 2: Vespasian no. 2
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