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ID:     RIC_165_Vespasianus
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Roman Imperial
Issuer:     VESPASIAN
Date Ruled:     AD 69-79
Metal:     Orichalcum
Denomination:     Sestertius
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     AD 71
Diameter:     33 mm
Weight:     26.82 g
Obverse Legend:     IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III
Obverse Description:     Laureate head right
Reverse Legend:     IVDAEA CAPTA / S C
Reverse Description:     Palm tree; to left seated left on cuirass; to right, Captive standing left; both figures surrounded by arms
Exergue:     S C
Mint:     Rome
Primary Reference:     RIC 0165
Reference2:     BMCRE 0540-542
Reference3:     BNF 0494-496
Photograph Credit:     Alberto Tricarico
Notes:     ex CNG Electronic Auction 185 lot 291