Coin, Roman, silver, found at Winchester, Hampshire, issued by Vespasian, 69 to 71.

Coin, Roman, silver, found at Winchester, Hampshire, issued by Vespasian, 69 to 71.

Silver denarius of the emperor Vespasian

Roman, issued in the period AD69-71

Found in Winchester, Hampshire

This coin was issued at the mint at Rome and the obverse bears the head of the emperor Vespasian wearing a laureate crown. In his youth he had commanded the 2nd legion, one of the four invading legions in AD43, which had been responsible for subduing the south-west of the country. The Roman city of Winchester, known as Venta Belgarum, was founded around AD70 when Vespasian ruled.

Coin, Roman, silver, found at Winchester, Hampshire, issued by Vespasian, 69 to 71.