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© Bibliothèque nationale de France / Gallica
Aureus - Domitian PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS; Vesta
79 year| Gold | 7.2 g | 19 mm |
| Issuer | Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
|---|---|
| Emperor | Vespasian (Titus Flavius Vespasianus) (69-79) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 79 |
| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 7.2 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-05 |
| Numista | N#250001 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Vesta, draped, hooded, seated left on throne, holding palladium in extended right hand and transverse sceptre in left.
Script: Latin
Lettering: PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS
Translation:
Principes Juventutis.
Prince of the youth.
Comment
Mass varies: 7.14–7.32 g;Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the Aureus - Domitian (PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS; Vesta) (79) coin is that it features the image of the Roman goddess Vesta on the reverse side, which was a symbol of the Roman state and its authority.
