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50 Sestertius Scipio Africanus
| 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 portrait of Scipio Africanus alongside a Roman coin motif, with the Roman Senate coat of arms and gladiator vignettes to the right, all rendered in teal-green tones on a guilloche underprint within a decorative gilt border. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of two gladiators in combat at left, with a large Roman galley under sail and an ancient harbour scene at right, the Acropolis of Athens visible on the hillside in the background; all printed in teal-green on a light guilloche underprint within a gilt border. |
| Reverse lettering | FIFTY • SESTERCES L QUINQUAGINTA SESTERTII FIFTY SESTERTIUS "PREPARE FOR WAR, SINCE YOU HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ENDURE A PEACE." 50 |
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