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

€250,421.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year77-78
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight11.56 g
Dimensions28 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#1503, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.1503, RPC II#1471
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 descriptionSerapis, wearing modius, standing left, holding corn-ears, poppies, and cornucopiae.
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.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (77-78)  - -
Catalog ID5647074190
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