As - Vespasian S C

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year72-73
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 As = 1⁄16 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#405, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.405
Obverse descriptionHead of Vespasian, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P P COS IIII
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus Pater Patriae, Consul Tertium. Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), father of the nation, consul for the third time.)
Reverse descriptionEagle standing front on globe, wings spread, head right.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS C
(Translation: Senatus Consultum. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (72-73)  - -
Catalog ID8740063780
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