Dupondio

Roman Empire

 

 

 

Metal: Oricalco.

Issuing entity: Rome. Vespasian.

Mint: Rome.

Date: 73 A.D.

Obverse:

Radiate head left. Legend: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M T P COS IIII [c]EN[s].

Reverse:

Felicitas standing left holding globe and cornucopia. Legend: FELICITAS - [pu]BLICA S - C.

Weight: 7.89 gr. - Diameter: 27 mm. - Axes: 6 h.

Described in: RIC II 540.

Published in: Ramón Sánchez, J.J., García Barrachina, A., Verdú Parra, E., Bayo Fuentes, S., 2010: "Catálogo. Antigüedad", in Ramón Sánchez, J.J. (ed.), Monedas. Todas las caras de la Historia. Numismatic collections of the MARQ, Alicante, p. 111.

Monetary Inventory Number: 24.

Purchase. Isidro Albert Collection.