Denarius

Vespasian
Roman Imperial
Roman Empire

Share

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

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

This record is part of an active database that includes information from historic documentation that may not have been recently reviewed. Information may be inaccurate or incomplete. We also acknowledge some language and imagery may be offensive, violent, or discriminatory. These records reflect the institution’s history or the views of artists or scholars, past and present. Our collections research is ongoing.

We welcome questions, feedback, and suggestions for improvement. Please contact us at: Hood.Collections@dartmouth.edu

Subject