Tetradrachm
Vespasian
Roman Imperial
Alexandria
Roman Empire
Middle East
70
Billon
Diameter: 15/16 in. (23.6 mm)
Weight: 14.24 g
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Arthur Fairbanks, Class of 1886, in memory of his father, Henry Fairbanks, Class of 1853
27.1.29296
Geography
Place Made: Egypt, Northern Africa, Africa
Period
1-500
Object Name
Coin
Research Area
Numismatics: Greek and Roman
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: Laureate head of Vespasian right Reverse: Laureate head of Titus right
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.
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