Denarius
Vespasian
Roman Imperial
Roman Empire
69-79
Silver
Weight: 3.08 g
Diameter: 5/8 in. (15.7 mm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Arthur Fairbanks, Class of 1886, in memory of his father, Henry Fairbanks, Class of 1853
27.1.29711
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; VESPASIANUS, facing outward Reverse: Female figure seated right in throne, left arm on chair; A*NONA,
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, Bryce Walker, Spring 2019
LAT 3, Intermediate Latin, Bryce Walker, Spring 2019
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. 296, pl. 9/1
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