Dupondius - Vespasian ROMA S C, Roma

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year72-73
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Dupondius = 1/8 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC II.1#396, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.396
Obverse descriptionHead of Vespasian, radiate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAE VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P COS IIII
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Tertium. Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the third time.)
Reverse descriptionRoma seated left on cuirass, holding wreath and parazonium.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringROMA S C
(Translation: Roma. Senatus Consultum. Rome. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (72-73)  - -
Catalog ID4871418700
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