20070623

Vespasian CE 69-79



AR Denarius, 2.66 g, Rome mint, CE 72-73
RCV 2316
O: IMP CAES VESP AVG PM COS IIII, laur bust r
R: VESTA, Vesta stg l.

Acquisition: 2004

This coin marks the dedication of the shrine on the Palatine that had burned in CE 64.