Finally arrived Vespasian Roma dupondius.

Vesapsian Roma

Type: Dupondius
Date 77-78
Mint name / Town : Lyon
Metal : copper
Diameter : 28.5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h .
Weight : 12.42 g .
Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition copy on an oval and thick flan. Beautiful portrait of Vespasian . Pretty setbacks. Dark green patina
Catalogue references : C.409 - RIC.1220 (R) - BMC / re.- - BN / R.831 - Giard / L2.82 / 1a (1 ex . ) - RCV.- - MRK.- -

Obverse legend : IMP. CAES . Vespasian . AVG . COS . VIII . P. P. .
Description Obverse : Laureate head of Vespasian right ( O * ) , a globe at the tip of the neck.
Obverse translation: " Imperator Caesar Vespasian Augustus Consul octavum Pater patriae " ( The Emperor Vespasian Caesar Augustus Consul for the eighth time father of the country ) .

Reverse legend : S | C // ROMA.
Reverse description : Rome Nicephore , helmeted and wearing military seated left on cuirass and leaning on a shield , holding a victoriola of the outstretched right hand and the left pararzonium May.
Reverse translation: "Roma " ( Rome).

 

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Very cool and 'bold' coin 'ro'---especially the reverse...I'd love to own it !!!

 

Nice detail. Like the reverse.

 

Me to, Vespasian looks what beter in the hand, you see his face beter
Thanks

 

Very nice detail on the reverse.

 

I like everything about the coin. Excellent bronze.

 

Another great coin Ro, well done.

 

Perfect!

 

nice looking vespy ro! roma and that mini-victory are pretty sweet!

 

yummy!!

=> that's a sweet lookin' addition (congrats, ro1974)

 

A most respectable coin. Congrats!

 

Thanks all, i have try it much sharper

 

Nice looking coin! Congrats!

 

That coin may be an As rather than a dupondius.

 

Hmmm, 'kevin' may be correct since it 'USUALLY' was the practice of having the portrait 'radiate' on a dupondius---but there were exceptions....and the size and weight are fairly 'normal'...

I can't seem to find RIC 1220 on wildwinds???

 

That's a possibility since most, but not all, examples of dupondii (?) are 'radiated'....

But, a larger issue may have arisen----I can't seem to locate the coin on Wildwinds under RIC 1220????

And almost all dupondius coins featuring seated 'Roma', either as holding victory or a wreath, are radiates....both on wildwinds and acsearch....

I hope I'm just missing something and 'ro's coin is listed properly....

 

This appears to be RIC 1223, not 1220...

 

My examples point out that this problem did not exist for the Romans. When the coins were new, dupondii of this period were yellow brass while asses were red copper. Today we prefer green patinas or dark tones. Only improperly cleaned junkers like my Vespasian dupondius and Titus as retain a hint of the original look. I have trouble imagining these things looking like a new penny.

 

Agreed. The Victory is not present on RIC 1220.

 

Is this a As, i try to find one to. Only i cannot find any As

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