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ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Dupondius of Vespasian

Place CreatedRome, Italy, Europe

CultureRoman

PeriodImperial

Date74 CE

MediumCopper alloy

Credit LineGift of Dr. Leo Gorelkin

Dimensions3/8 oz., 1 in. (11.4 g, 2.6 cm)

Object number1985.021.003

Label TextObverse: IMP CAESAR VESPASIAN AVG, with laureate bust of Vespasian to right

Reverse: PON MAX TR POT P P COS V CENS, with winged caduceus upright between crossed cornucopiae
Exhibition HistorySelected Acquisitions: Asia to America, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, 1987

ProvenanceEx coll. Leo Gorelkin, Atlanta, Georgia.

Status

Not on view

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