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a silver coin of the Roman emperor Vespasian from Ephesus, with a reverse showing Concordia. Coin Type: Silver denarius of Vespasian, 69-79 CE
Mint and Date: Ephesus, 74 CE.
Size and Weight: 17mm x 18mm, 3.29g
Obverse: Laureate head right.
IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG COS V TR P P P
Reverse: Concordia seated left, two corn ears and one poppy head held out in right hand in front, cornucopia in left arm behind.
CONCORDIA AVG
Exergue: *
Provenance: sarah_t62 (eBay), November 2006
Ref: RCV (2000) 2269 var; RIC II 336(S), II (2007) 1456 (rated R).
BW Ref: 012 034 093
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