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Historical · Roman Empire
Vespasian denarius · Vesta
A portrait of Vespasian paired with a standing Vesta. An ancient denarius with a worn, irregular edge retained from the source photograph.
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The story behind the coin
This is coin 4 in the source record for a small mixed Roman hoard, documented by Birmingham Museums Trust. The catalogue assigns the obverse to Vespasian and the reverse to Vesta standing left, with COS IIII and VESTA among the recorded inscriptions. The worn details and irregular edge are preserved here; the period shown is Vespasian’s reign rather than a claimed exact minting year.
Which side is heads?
- Heads
- The head of Vespasian, with a partially worn surrounding inscription.
- Tails
- Vesta standing left, as identified by the catalogue.
A different coin. The same fair toss.
The artwork changes, but every virtual toss still has a 50/50 chance of heads or tails. We simulate the movement; the result is chosen independently. This is not a simulation of the physical balance of a historical coin.
Image: Birmingham Museums Trust / Duncan, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Faces cropped, background removed and resized; adapted images remain under the same license. No reconstruction of worn details. Image license ↗ View source record ↗