E-auction 205-133111 - brm_327274 - VESPASIAN Denier
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| Estimate : | 75 € |
| Price : | 30 € |
| Maximum bid : | 38 € |
| End of the sale : | 20 March 2017 14:26:30 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : Denier
Date: 70
Mint name / Town : Byzance
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 2,61 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire à l’usure importante mais parfaitement identifiable avec ce portrait typique. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS II TR P P P.
Obverse description : Tête laurée de Vespasien à droite (O*).
Obverse translation : “Imperator Cæsar Vespasianus Augustus Consul iterum Tribunicia Potestas”, (L'empereur césar Vespasien auguste consul pour la deuxième fois revêtu de la puissance tribunitienne).
Reverse
Reverse legend : CONCORDIA - AVG// ABY (MONOGRAMME EN EXERGUE).
Reverse description : Concordia (la Concorde) ou Cérès voilée et drapée, trônant à gauche sur un siège à dossier richement décoré, tenant deux épis et un pavot de la main droite et une corne d'abondance de la main gauche.
Reverse translation : “Concordia Augusti”, (La Concorde de l'auguste).
Commentary
Poids léger. Bien que signalé très tôt (Cohen), nous n’avons pas pu retrouver d’illustration disponible pour ce type frappé à Byzance qui manque aux deux grandes collections du British Museum et du Cabinet des médailles de la BnF. Pour ce type, les auteurs du RPC ont relevé cinq exemplaires.
Historical background
VESPASIAN
(1/07/69-24/06/79)
Vespasien was born on November 17, 9 in Flacrines, near Reate (in Sabine country). He belongs to the Italian municipal bourgeoisie. Aedile in 38, lender in 40, consul in 51, proconsul of Africa in 63, he commanded with Claude the expedition to Brittany. Nero entrusted him with three legions and a proconsular imperium to crush the revolt of Judea in 66. He was proclaimed august on July 1, 69 in Alexandria and his sons, Titus and Domitian, were promoted to Caesar. Vitellius was eliminated on December 20, 69. Titus was directly associated with the government by his father from 71. His reign was devoted to the political and economic restoration of Rome. In 73, he took on the censorship. He died in Reate on June 24, 79.
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