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Quadrans - Vespasian S C
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 79 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device comprising a winged caduceus set upright between two crossed cornucopiae, the whole composition rendered in relief against a plain field. The caduceus, symbol of Mercury and imperial commerce, is depicted with outstretched wings at its head, while the paired cornucopiae cross diagonally beneath it, symbolising abundance. The surrounding circular legend, struck in Roman capitals, reads IMP VESP AVG COS VIIII, identifying Vespasian in his ninth consulship. The flan is small and irregularly shaped, consistent with the low-denomination hammered quadrans coinage of the Flavian period. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP VESP AVG COS VIIII (Translation: Imperator Vespasianus Augustus, Consul Nonum. Supreme commander (Imperator) Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), consul for the ninth time.) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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