Dupondius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Vespasian

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

69-79

Roman

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the radiate head of Emperor Vespasian, facing left. The back (reverse) depicts the goddess Concordia, standing to the left.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

Artist: Ancient Roman
Title: Dupondius (Coin) Portraying Emperor Vespasian
Place: Ancient Mediterranean (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Struck 69 CE–79 CE
Medium: Bronze
Inscriptions: Obverse: IMP T CAES AVG PM TRP COS VIII Reverse: CONCORDIA AVGVST S C
Dimensions: Diam.: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection
Reference Number: 1938.1229
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Martin A. Ryerson (1856-1932) and Carrie Hutchinson Ryerson (1859-1937), Chicago; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1938.

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