© Museu de Prehistòria de València
© Museu de Prehistòria de València
Denarius - Vespasian TRI POT; Vesta
71 year| Silver | 3 g | 17.5 mm |
| Issuer | Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
|---|---|
| Emperor | Vespasian (Titus Flavius Vespasianus) (69-79) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 71 |
| Value | 1 Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3 g |
| Diameter | 17.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-05 |
| Numista | N#248928 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 88% |
Reverse
Vesta, draped, seated left, holding simpulum in extended right hand, left hand at side.
Script: Latin
Lettering: TRI POT
Translation:
Tribunicia Potestate.
Holder of tribunician power.
Comment
Mass varies: 2.1–3.613 g;Diameter varies: 15–20 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the Denarius - Vespasian (TRI POT; Vesta) (71) coin is that it features an image of the Roman goddess Vesta on the reverse side, which was a common motif on Roman coins during the reign of Vespasian (AD 69-79). Vesta was the goddess of the hearth, home, and family, and her image on the coin may have been intended to promote the idea of domesticity and family values during a time of political and social upheaval in the Roman Empire.
