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Basic Information | | Accession Number: | 1961C439 |
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| Collection: | Antiquities - Ancient & Mediaeval Coins |
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| Date: | 74 AD - 74 AD |
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Maker Information | | Manufacturer: | Rome Mint - View history |
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Notes | Vespasian was the first emperor who did not belong to the old Roman aristocracy. Instead he came from a provincial Italian middle-class family. He had a successful military career, which
included commanding a legion during the Roman invasion of Britain in 43. He emerged as emperor after a civil war that followed the death of Nero in 68. Appropriately the reverse of this coin depicts
FORTUNA AUGUSTI, 'The Luck of the Emperor'.
| | Purchased from Spink and Son Ltd, 1961. |
Further Information | | Reign: | Vespasian |
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| Production Period: | Roman |
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| Material(s): | Gold |
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| Denomination: | Aureus |
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| Mint Mark: | Rome |
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| Currency: | Italy |
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| Place of Origin: | Rome, Italy |
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