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Quadrans - Vespasian S C
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 77-78 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents a modius (grain measure) set upon a stand, flanked on either side by a poppy head and two grain ears, rendered in a simple but symbolically charged style typical of Flavian bronze coinage. The modius, emblematic of imperial grain supply and beneficence, occupies the central field. The surrounding circular legend, incuse and partially worn, reads IMP CAES VESPASIAN COS VIII, identifying the emperor in his eighth consulship. The design is unadorned by a portrait, a distinctive feature of Roman quadrantes of this period, which frequently employed symbolic reverses and obverses rather than imperial effigies. The overall composition is compact and well-centered within the irregular flan. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP CAES VESPASIAN COS VIII (Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus, Consul Octavum. Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, consul for the eighth time.) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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