Aureus VESTA P R QVIRITIVM; Jupiter and Vesta

Features

Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Period Civil War (68-69)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 68-69
Value 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Gold
Weight 7.51 g
Diameter 18 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
248543
References RIC I# 124,
Harold Mattingly, Edward Allen Sydenham, Carol Humphrey Vivian Sutherland, Robert A. G. Carson; 1984. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 1. Augustus – Vitellius (31 BC–AD 69) (1923 revised edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
OCRE# ric.1(2).cw.124
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Jupiter, diademed, bearded, draped, left; small palm in front.

Script: Latin

Lettering: I O M CAPITOLINVS

Translation:
Iovi Optimo Maximo Capitolinus.
Jupiter, the best and the greatest, on the Capitoline Hill.

Reverse

Vesta, veiled, seated left on throne, holding patera in right hand and torch in left.

Script: Latin

Lettering: VESTA P R QVIRITIVM

Translation:
Vesta Pro Quiritum.
Vesta for (supporting) the citizens.

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Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Aureus (VESTA P R QVIRITIVM; Jupiter and Vesta)
Leu Numismatik
Auction 9
Lot 1155
Internet Archive
24 Oct 2021 XF USD 332 484.76
(CHF 300 000.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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