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Coin of Sardis under Vespasian

Coin of Sardis under Vespasian

r. 69-79 CE

Vespasian

Roman Provincial

Obv.: Draped bust of Dionysos wearing band across forehead and ivy wreath, with long curly hair, r. Rev.: Fully draped statue of Zeus, l. holding eagle with open wings on left hand. Inscription runs vertically behind him, from feet to head.

Bronze

Roman Imperial period, Early

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