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A medal of middling brass of vespasian. rev. AEQUITAS AVGVSTE

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

September 1774

Primary Source Reference:

Du Simitière Memorandum Books, Library of Congress, fol. 5v

Additional Source Text:

"Found under the foundation of Newgate in London."

Notes:

Pictured here is a 1/16 denarii coin from the reign of the Roman emperor Vespasian (69-79 CE). The divine personification Aequitas (equity) is depicted on the reverse holding a cornucopia and a balance scale.