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Aftercast of a Sestertius of Vespasian with the Colosseum by Cavino

Aftercast of a Sestertius of Vespasian with the Colosseum by Cavino

r. 69-79 CE

Vespasian

Roman

Obverse: Laureate bust of Vespasian r. Reverse View of the Colosseum showing the front from the outside and the back from the inside, tiers and arches, all containing figures; to left obelisk on base (meta sudans); to right part of a portico.

Bronze

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