Denarius
Vespasian
Roman Imperial
Roman Empire
79
Silver
Diameter: 11/16 in. (17.7 mm)
Weight: 2.9 g
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Arthur Fairbanks, Class of 1886, in memory of his father, Henry Fairbanks, Class of 1853
27.1.29294
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; [IMP CAESAR] V*E*S*PASIANUS [AVG], Reverse: Draped Ceres seated left holding corn ear and poppy in right hand and typrch upright in left; T*R*I*P*O*T* [COS] V*I*I*I*I*,
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
Provenance
Arthur Fairbanks (1864-1944), Class of 1886; given to present collection, 1927.
Catalogue Raisonne
BMC, Vol. II: no. 244, pl. 7/11
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