Æ - Vespasian PONT MAX TR POT P P COS VIII CENS S C, Ceres

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year77-78
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight12.1 g
Dimensions29 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#1497, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.1497
Obverse descriptionHead of Vespasian, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAESAR VESPASIAN AVGVSTVS
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus).)
Reverse descriptionCeres, veiled, standing left, holding corn-ears in right hand and cornucopiae in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPONT MAX TR POT P P COS VIII CENS S C
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae, Consul Octavum, Censor, Senatus Consultum. High priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation, consul for the eighth time, censor, decree of the senate.)
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Mint
MintageND (77-78)  - -
Catalog ID4392767270
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