Denarius
Vespasian
Roman Imperial
Roman Empire
72-73
Silver
Diameter: 5/8 in. (16.5 mm)
Weight: 2.93 g
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Arthur Fairbanks, Class of 1886, in memory of his father, Henry Fairbanks, Class of 1853
27.1.29293
Geography
Place Made: Italy, Europe
Period
1-500
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: Laureate head of Vespasian right; IM*P CAES VESP AV*G PM C*O*S*I*I*I*I, Reverse: Veiled and seated female figure left holding single handled cup in right hand, left hand at side TRI POT, across field
Course History
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
CLST 11.19/HIST 94.16, Roman Coins as Text, Roberta Stewart, Winter 2022
Provenance
Arthur Fairbanks (1864-1944), Class of 1886; given to present collection, 1927.
Catalogue Raisonne
BMC, Vol. II: no. 71
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