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4 Sestertius Seneca
| Issuer | Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Size | 146 x 70 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a bust of Seneca flanked by an image of the Colosseum and a Roman coin; a coat of arms of the Roman Senate appears alongside gladiatorial figures. Light blue guilloche underprint frames all elements within a gold border. |
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| Reverse description | Right-of-centre intaglio-style vignette of two gladiators in combat — a retiarius wielding a trident against a secutor bearing a large shield — with arena spectators in the background. The large blue numeral IV anchors the left field against a light blue guilloche ground. |
| Reverse lettering | FOUR • SESTERCES QUATTUOR SESTERTII FOUR SESTERTIUS "A SWORD NEVER KILLS ANYBODY, IT IS A TOOL IN THE KILLER'S HAND." 4 QUATTUOR SESTERTII FOUR SESTERCES |
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