Aureus - Vespasian S P Q R P P OB C S

€250,047.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year71
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionGold
Weight7.4 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#1131, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.1131
Obverse descriptionHead of Vespasian, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG PM TR P P P COS III
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae, Consul Tertium. Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation, consul for the third time.)
Reverse descriptionLegend in three lines in oak-wreath.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS P Q R P P OB C S
(Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus Patri Patriae, Ob Cives Servatos. The senate and the Roman people to the father of the nation and saviour of the citizens.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (71)  - -
Catalog ID2576049710
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