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A work made of bronze.

As (Coin) Portraying Emperor Vespasian

74

Roman, minted in Rome

Roman Empire

The front (obverse) of this coin portrays the head of Emperor Vespasian, facing to the left. The back (reverse) depicts Aequitas (Equity) standing slightly left and holding scales in right hand and a long vertical rod in her left.

Bronze

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium