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Description: | Contemporary copy of a Roman denarius of Vespasian, dating from 69-79AD. The coin was struck in copper alloy and was plated with silver. The obverse if the coin has a right facing laureate bust. The reverse is completely worn, as are the legends. The coin is incomplete, as you look at the obverse, the top right of the coin is broken revealing the copper alloy core. It is 20.21mm in diameter, 2.6mm thick and weighs 2.33 grams.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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