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As - Vespasian VICTORIA AVGVST S C, Victory
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 76 |
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| Value | 1 As = 1⁄16 Denarii |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Vespasian facing right, with ribbon ties visible behind the neck, set within a beaded border. The emperor is portrayed with his characteristic mature, rounded features and closely cropped hair beneath the laurel wreath. The circumferential legend reads IMP CAESAR VESP AVG COS VII, distributed around the full extent of the field. The portrait is rendered in the robust, veristic tradition of Flavian imperial coinage, emphasizing the emperor's dignified and commanding presence. The flan shows the characteristic irregular edge typical of hammered bronze issues of this period. |
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| Reverse description | The goddess Victoria is depicted advancing to the left, winged and draped, holding a wreath extended forward in her right hand and a palm frond over her left shoulder. She strides above a prow (rostrum) of a ship set in the lower field, referencing Roman naval dominance. The large senatorial authority marks S and C (Senatus Consultum) are positioned in the left and right fields respectively, flanking the central figure. The legend VICTORIA AVGVST runs around the upper and right periphery within a beaded border. The composition is characteristic of the Victory type commonly employed on Flavian bronze coinage to celebrate imperial military achievement. |
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| Reverse lettering | VICTORIA AVGVST S C (Translation: Victoria Augusti. Senatus Consultum. Victory of the emperor (Augustus). Decree of the senate.) |
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