Coins of Vespasian - catalog with values
Roman Emperor (69-79)
Aureus
RIC 2, BMC 1
Aureus
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
CAESARAVGFCOSCAESARAVGFPR
RIC 11, C 98
Aureus
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVGTRP
COSIIIFORTRED
$450 4/1/01.
RIC 15, BMC 31, Vagi 899, C 225
Aureus
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
No legend
$14,937 12/5/02.
RIC 16, BMC 43 anecdotal, Calicу 644a
Aureus
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
No legend
$115,891 5/10/05.
RIC 39, BMC 60, BN 42, C 565
Aureus
IMPCAESVESPAVGPM
TRIPOTIICOSIIIPP
70-71 (Rome).
$2,500 5/21/03.
RIC 46, BMC 273, BN 52, C 273
Aureus
IMPCAESVESPAVGPMCOSIIII
NEPRED
72-73 (Rome).
RIC 54, BMC 79
Aureus
IMPCAESVESPAVGPMCOSIIII
No legend
RIC 69c, BMC 109, C 579
Aureus
IMPCAESVESPAVGCENS
73 (Rome).
RIC 71v, BMC 132
Aureus
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
COSV
Mule with obverse of Vespasian and reverse of Titus.
76 (Rome).
RIC 92, C 370
Aureus
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
PONMAXTRPCOSVI
RIC 96, BMC 176, Vagi 895, C 117
Aureus
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
COSVII
c.76 (Rome).
$12,900 12/5/02.
RIC 121a, C 21
Aureus
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
AETERNITAS
RIC 279, BMC 374, C 92
Aureus
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVGTRP
COSITERTRPOT
c.70 (Lugdunum).
$4,753 12/5/02.
RIC 301, BMC 402
Aureus
IMPCAESVESPASAVGPMTRPIIIIPPCOSIIII
DEIVDAEIS
$9,000 4/1/01.
RIC 302, BMC 403, C 284
Aureus
IMPCAESVESPASAVGPMTRPIIIIPPCOSIIII
PACIAVGVSTI
c.72-73 (Lugdunum).
$4,413 12/5/02.
RIC 357, Vagi 987, C 1
Aureus
IMPCAESVESPAVGPM
IMPCAESVESPAVGPTRIPCOSII
c.71-72 (Antioch).
Unlisted
Aureus
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
COSITERFORTRED
70 (Antioch).
Aureus Posthumous
RIC 62 ( Titus), BMC 123 (Titus), BN 96 (Titus), C 148
Aureus
DIVVSAVGVSTVSVESPASIANVS
No legend -Shield with an inscription SC on cippus with urn atop, branch on either side; E X across fields.
c.80-81 (Rome).
Quinarius
RIC 129v, BMC 285v
Quinarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
VICTORIAAVGVST
Known to RIC and BMC only in silver.
c.75-79 (Rome).
$5,432 12/5/02.
Unlisted
Quinarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVGCOSII
VICTORIAAVGVST
c.70 (Rome).
Antoninianus Posthumous
RIC 79, C 651
Antoninianus
DIVOVESPASIANO
CONSECRATIO
250-251 (Rome).
$235 10/15/02.
RIC 80, C 652
Antoninianus
DIVOVESPASIANO
CONSECRATIO
250-251 (Rome).
Denarius
RIC 2, S 2399
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
CAESARAVGFCOSCAESARAVGFPR
69-71 (Rome).
RIC 4, C 84
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
COSITERFORTRED
70 (Rome).
$108 3/30/03.
RIC 5, S 2284
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
COSITERTRPOT
70 (Rome).
RIC 5v
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
COSITER
RIC unlisted reverse legend.
RIC 7, C 88
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
COSITERTRPOT
70 (Rome).
$42 12/7/02.
RIC 9
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
COSITERTRPOT
69-71 (Rome).
$52 12/11/02.
RIC 10, S 2285
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
COSITERTRPOT
70 (Rome).
RIC 15, S 2296
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
IVDAEA
69-71 (Rome).
RIC 29, S 2281, C 42
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPAVGPM
AVGVRPONMAX
70-72 (Rome).
$71 12/29/02.
RIC 30, S 2282, C 43
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPAVGPM
AVGVR/TRIPOT
70-72 (Rome).
$23 12/06/03.
RIC 36, S 2298, C 358
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPAVGPM
No legend
70-71 (Rome).
RIC 37, S 2312, C 561
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPAVGPM
No legend
70-71 (Rome).
RIC 38, C 564
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPAVGPM
TRIPOTIICOSIIIPP
70-71 (Rome).
$27 10/4/03.
RIC 39, S 2313, C 566
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPAVGPM
TRIPOTIICOSIIIPP
71 (Rome).
$41 4/28/03.
RIC 42, C 45
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPAVGPMCOSIIII
AVGVR TRIPOT
72-73 (Rome).
$42 12/06/03.
RIC 43, C 74
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPAVGPMCOSIIII
CONCORDIAAVGVSTI
72-73 (Rome).
$47 12/20/02.
RIC 46, C 274
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPAVGPMCOSIIII
NEPRED
RIC 48, C 388
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPAVGPMCOSIIII
PONTIFMAXIM
RIC 49, C 563
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPAVGPMCOSIIII
TRI POT
$49 11/15/01.
RIC 50, BMC 71, S 2316, C 574
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPAVGPMCOSIIII
No legend
72-73 (Rome).
$395 2/1/05.
RIC 52, S 2317
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPAVGPMCOSIIII
VICTORIAAVGVSTI
72 (Rome).
RIC 54, C 643
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPAVGPMCOSIIII
No Legend
RIC 54v
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPAVGPM
No Legend
RIC unlisted with this obverse legend.
72-73 (Rome).
RIC 55, S 2291, C 164
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPAVGPMCOSIIIICEN
FIDESPVBLICA
73 (Rome).
RIC 57, C 432
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPAVGPMCOSIIIICEN
SALVSAVG
73 (Rome).
$20 7/6/03.
RIC 65, S 2305, C 387
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPAVGCENS
PONTIFMAXIM
August
RIC 66b, C 516
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPAVGCEN
No legend
73 (Rome).
$100 5/21/03.
RIC 67, C 431
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPAVGCEN
SALVSAVG
August
$11 12/06/03.
RIC 72, C 110
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPAVG
No legend
74 (Rome).
RIC 75, S 2299, C 362
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
PONMAXTRPCOSV
74 (Rome).
$41 12/06/03.
RIC 77, S 2300, C 364
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
PONMAXTRPCOSV
74 (Rome).
RIC 78
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPAVGPMCOSVCENS
VICTORIAAVGVSTI
74 (Rome).
RIC 83, C 176
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPAVG
PONTIFMAXIM
$41 4/18/02.
RIC 84, C 390
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
PONTIFMAXIM
$13 2/14/02.
RIC 90, S 2301, C 366
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
PONMAXTRPCOSVI
75 (Rome).
$27 11/22/03.
RIC 93, S 2303, C 368
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
PONMAXTRPCOSVI
RIC 96, C 118
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
COSVII
76 (Rome).
$51 9/27/03.
RIC 98a
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
No legend
RIC 98b
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
98 (Rome).
RIC 102, C 375
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
PONMAXTRPCOSVII
76 (Rome).
$203 12/6/02.
RIC 103, S 2288, C 126
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
COSVIII
77-78 (Rome).
$57 1/5/03.
RIC 104, S 2288
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
COSVIII
77-78 (Rome).
RIC 107, S 2289, C 133
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
No legend
$131 5/31/03.
RIC 108, C 136
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
COSVIII
77-78 (Rome).
$191 4/10/03/
RIC 109, BMC 214
Denarius
CAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
No legend
RIC 110, S 2293, C 216
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
IMP XIX
77-78 (Rome).
RIC 111, C 220
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
No legend
$1,650 9/24/03.
RIC 113, C 550
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
TRPOTXCOSVIIII
79 (Rome).
$15 11/29/03.
RIC 114, C 552
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
TRPOTXCOSVIIII
79 (Rome).
RIC 118, BMC 251, C 554
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
TRPOTXCOSVIIII
79 (Rome).
$550 1/13/03.
RIC 120, C 560
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
TRPOTXCOSVIIII
79 (Rome).
$68 1/24/03.
RIC 124a, BMC 276, BN 249, S 2295, C 222
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
IOVISCVSTOS
75-79 (Rome).
RIC 124b, C 223
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
IOVISCVSTOS
$6 11/29/03.
RIC 131a, C 29
Denarius
CAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
ANNONAAVG
$42 11/14/01.
RIC 131b, S 2280, C 30
Denarius
CAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
ANNONAAVG
$16 11/29/03.
RIC 132, BMC 300, S 2283
Denarius
CAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
CERESAVGVST
78-79 (Rome).
RIC 259b
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
LIBERTASPVBLICA
RIC 268, C 630
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
VICTORIAIMPVESPASIANI
RIC 279, C 93
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVGTRP
COSITERTRPOT
70 (Rome).
RIC 289, S 2262, C 243
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVGTRP
IVDAEADEVICTA
70-71 (Rome).
$786 12/18/02.
RIC 311, BMC 434, C 37
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPASAVG
No legend AVG
RIC 312, C 65
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPASAVG
CONCORDIAAVG
69-70 (Ephesus).
$178 6/13/02.
RIC 316, C 280
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPASAVG
PACIAVGVST
$510 12/21/02.
RIC 320, C 66a
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASAVGCOSIITRPPP
CONCORDIAAVG
70 (Ephesus).
RIC 321, C 1
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASAVGCOSIITRPPP
AVGVESPASLIBERIIMP
70 (Ephesus).
RIC 322, BMC 443
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASAVGCOSIITRPPP
LIBERIIMPAVGVESPAS
$1,150 5/21/03.
RIC 323, C 278
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASAVGCOSIITRPPP
PACIAVGVST
RIC 326, C 279
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASAVGCOSIIITRPPP
PACIAVGVST
RIC 328, BMC 451, BN 341, C 40
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASAVGCOSIIITRPPP
No legend
RIC 329, C 67
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASAVGCOSIIITRPPP
CONCORDIAAVG
RIC 331, BMC 456, BN 349
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASAVGCOSIIITRPPP
LIBERIIMPAVGVESPAS
RIC 333, S 2270, BMC 457
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASAVGCOSIIITRPPP
PACIAVGVST
71 (Ephesus).
$650 9/24/03.
RIC 334, BMC 459, C 293
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASAVGCOSIIITRPPP
PACIORBTERRAVG
71 (Ephesus).
RIC 335, BN 367, C 39
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASAVGCOSVTRPPP
No legend
c.74 (Ephesus?).
RIC 336, C 68
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASAVGCOSVTRPPP
CONCORDIAAVG
$164 7/4/02.
RIC 336v
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASAVGCOSIIIITRPPP
CONCORDIAAVG
RIC 361, BMC 506, S 2276, C 274
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPASAVGPMCOSIIII
NEPRED
72 (Antioch).
RIC 363, C 645
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPASAVGPMCOSIIII
No legend
72-73 (Antioch).
RIC 364, BMC 512
Denarius
IMPCAESVESPASAVGPMCOSIIII
No legend
72 (Antioch).
RIC 375, BMC 482
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
COSVII
76 (Ephesus).
RIC 377, S 2275, BMC 483
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
PONMAXTRPCOSVII
76 (Ephesus).
$168 4/10/03.
Unlisted
Denarius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
No legend
75 (Rome).
$56 1/15/03.
Denarius Posthumous
RIC 59a ( Titus), BMC 112 ( Titus), S 2565, C 144
Denarius
DIVVSAVGVSTVSVESPASIANVS
No legend
80-81.
RIC 60 ( Titus), BMC 119 ( Titus), BN 94 ( Titus), C 146
Denarius
DIVVSAVGVSTVSVESPASIANVS
No legend
80 (Rome).
RIC 62, S 2568, C 149
Denarius
DIVVSAVGVSTVSVESPASIANVS
No legend
80 (Rome).
$209 3/20/04.
RIC 63 ( Titus), S 2569, C 497
Denarius
DIVVSAVGVSTVSVESPASIANVS
No legend
80-81 (Rome).
Sestertius
RIC 424, C 232
Sestertius
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGPMTRPPPCOSIII
IVDAEACAPTA
RIC 424v
Sestertius
IMPCAEVESPASIANAVGPMTRPPPCOSIII
IVDAEACAPTA
71 (Rome).
RIC 425, BMC 539, Brin 43, C 236
Sestertius
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGPMTRPPPCOSIII
IVDEACAPTA
RIC 426, BMC 540, C 238
Sestertius
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGPMTRPPPCOSIII
IVDAEACAPTA
RIC 427, BMC 543, C 239
Sestertius
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGPMTRPPPCOSIII
IVDAEACAPTA
RIC 429v
Sestertius
IMPCAESVESPASAVGPMTRPPPCOSIIII
FELICITASPVBLICA
RIC lists for IMP CAES VESPAS AVG PM TR P PP COS III.
RIC 435, C 313
Sestertius
IMPCAESVESPASAVGPMTRPPPPCOSIII
PAXAVGVST
$14 11/18/01.
RIC 437, BMC 555, BN 516, C 326
Sestertius
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGPMTRPPPCOSIII
PAXAVGVSTI
71 (Rome).
RIC 443, C 419
Sestertius
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGPMTRPPPCOSIII
ROMA
71 (Rome).
RIC 443v
Sestertius
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGPMTPPPCOSIII
No legend
71 (Rome).
RIC 445, BMC 565, BN 531
Sestertius
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGPMTRPPPCOSIII
ROMARESVRGES
RIC 447, BMC 568, BN 538, C 440
Sestertius
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGPMTRPPPCOSIII
No legend
71 (Rome).
RIC 459
Sestertius
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGPMTRPPPCOSIII
No legend
71 (Rome).
RIC 468, C 625
Sestertius
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGPMTRPPPCOSIII
VICTORIAAVGVSTI
$850 5/21/03.
RIC 468v
Sestertius
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGPMTRPPPCOSIII
VICTORIAAVGVSTI
RIC 490, C 247
Sestertius
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGCOSIII
IVDEACAPTA
RIC lists for obverse legend IMP CAES VESPAS AVG PM TR P PP COS IIII.
71 (Rome).
RIC 574, C 320
Sestertius
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGPMTRPPPCOSVII
PAXAVGVST
Unlisted
Sestertius
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVGPMTRPPCOSIII
IMPERATORCAES
76 (Rome).
Unlisted
Sestertius
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGPMTRPPPCOSIII
SALVSAVGVSTI
Sestertius Posthumous
RIC 143 ( Titus), BMC 221 ( Titus), BN ( Titus) 229, C 205
Sestertius
DIVO/AVG/VESP
IMPTCAESARDIVIVESPAVGPMTRPPPCOSVIII
c.80-81 (Rome).
Dupondius
RIC 475v
Dupondius
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGCOSIIII
PAXAVG
Although this coin clearly shows a legend ending in IIII by the time Vespasian's fourth consulate came in the year 74 both the obverse legend and the reverse type had been in disuse. Therefore, we have to assume that this was an engraver's error resulting in an extra "I".
71 (Rome).
RIC 476, BMC 591, C 411
Dupondius
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGCOSIIII
No legend
RIC 476, C 411
Dupondius
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGCOSIII
No legend
$27 6/6/03.
RIC 538, C 73
Dupondius
IMPCAESVESPASIANVSAVGCOSIII
No legend
RIC 539b, BMC 661, BN 652, C 151
As
IMPCAESVESPAVGPMTPCOSIIIICENS
FELICITASPVBLICA
73 (Rome).
RIC 554, C 152
Dupondius
IMPCAESVESPAVGPMTPCOSVCENS
FELICITASPVBLICA
RIC 555, C 152
Dupondius
IMPCAESVESPAVGPMTPCOSVCENS
FELICITASPVBLICA
74 (Rome).
RIC 567, S 2346
Dupondius
IMPCAESVESPAVGPMTPCOSVI
FELICITASPVBLICA
75 (Rome).
RIC 578, S 2346
Dupondius
IMPCAESVESPAVGPMTPCOSVII
FELICITASPVBLICA
RIC 753a, C 166
Dupondius
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGCOSVIIIPP
FIDESPVBLICA
Unlisted
Dupondius
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGCOSIII
SECVRITASPROMANI
As
RIC 482, S 2352
As
IMPCAESARVESPAVGCOSVCENS
AEQVITASAVGVST
71 (Rome).
RIC 489
As
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGCOSIII
IVDAEACAPTA
RIC 490, BMC 605
As
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGCOSIII
IVDAEACAPTA
71.
RIC 494, C 397
As
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGCOSIII
No legend
RIC 497, C 480
As
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGCOSIII
No legend
71 (Rome).
RIC 503a, C 607
As
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGCOSIII
$46 12/13/03.
RIC 559a, C 308
As
IMPCAESVESPAVGPMTPCOSVCENS
PAXAVGVST
74 (Rome).
RIC 560b, S 2361
As
IMPCAESARVESPAVGCOSVCENS
No legend
74 (Rome).
$15 12/17/01.
RIC 562, C 638
As
IMPCAESARVESPAVGCOSVCENS
VICTORIAAVGVST
74 (Rome).
RIC 580a, C 4
As
IMPCAESARVESPAVGCOSVII
AEQVITASAVGVST
RIC 583a, BMC 725
As
IMPCAESARVESPAVGCOSVII
S C
76 (Rome).
RIC 762, BMC 845, C 240
As
IMPCAESVESPASIANAVGCOSVIIIPP
IVDAEACAPTA
RIC 798c, C 738
As
IMPCAESARVESPASIANVSAVG
PONMAXTRPOTPPCOSVCENS
Semis
RIC 795
Semis
IMPVESPAVGPMTP
No legend
74 (Rome).
Quadrans
RIC 504, C 343
Quadrans
IMPVESPASIANAVG
PMTRPPPCOSIII
RIC 563, C 346
Quadrans
IMPVESPASIANAVG
PMTRPPPCOSV
74 (Rome).
- References:
- The Roman Imperial Coinage (RIC)
- David Sear's Roman Coins and Their Values (SEAR or S)
- British Museum Catalog (BMC)
- Cohen's The Description historique des monnaies frappées sous l'Empire Romain (C)
- Vagi's Coinage and History of the Roman Empire (Vagi)

