Gold aureus of Vespasian

77–78 CE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 166

CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS, head of Domitian (younger son of Vespasian)/COS V, kneeling barbarian with standard and vexillum—the type probably alludes to the Parthian request for military assistance against the Alans
Rome

Artwork Details

Overview

Title: Gold aureus of Vespasian
Period: Early Imperial, Flavian
Date: 77–78 CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Gold; minted at Rome
Dimensions: Other: 3/4 x 1/8 in. (2 x 0.2 cm)
Classification: Coins
Credit Line: Gift of Joseph H. Durkee, 1899
Object Number: 99.35.163
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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