Alexandria: Vespasian (69-79 AD) [ ALSK_0233 ]
Categorisation
Materiality
Die properties
| Obverse | Reverse | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Kopf des Vespasian mit Lorbeerkranz nach rechts; im Feld rechts L Α | Brustbild des Titus in Panzer und Aegis nach rechts |
| Depicted Person |
Vespasian (69-79 AD)
(
Augustus
)
|
Titus (69/79-81 AD)
(
Caesar
)
|
| Picture concept |
Portrait type: head (to the right)
Ruler (male) (in portrait, wearing)
Laurel wreath (worn)
|
Portrait type: bust (to the right, seen from front)
Ruler (male) (in portrait, wearing)
Laurel wreath (worn)
Cuirass (worn)
Aegis - chestplate (worn)
|
| Legend (edited) | ΑΥΤ(ΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ) ΤΙΤ(ΟΣ) ΦΛΑΥΙ(ΟΣ) ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝ(ΟΣ) ΚΑΙΣ(ΑΡ) | ΦΛΑΥΙ(ΟΣ) ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΣ ΚΑΙΣ(ΑΡ) |
| Legend (plain) | ΑΥΤ ΤΙΤ ΦΛΑΥΙ ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝ ΚΑΙΣ | ΦΛΑΥΙ ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΣ ΚΑΙΣ |
| Title (Latin) |
Imperator Titus Flavius Vespasianus Caesar
|
Flavius Vespasianus Caesar
|
| Mark/Monogram |
in lower right field
:
L Α
|
- |
References and Commentary
| Referenced type (Roman Provincial Coinage) | RPC II 2405 (This sample: als Exemplar 3) | |
| Reference Literature |
G. Dattari, Monete Imperiali Greche, Numi Augg. Alexandrini, Vol. I (Testo), Vol. II (Tavole), Cairo 1901.
No.
343
(This sample)
A. Geißen, Katalog Alexandrinischer Kaisermünzen der Sammlung des Instituts für Altertumskunde der Universität zu Köln, Bd. I (Augustus – Trajan Nr. 1-740), Opladen 1974.
No.
269
|
|
Related coins
Related coins (Comparable)