Sestertius - Claudius IMP T VESP AVG RESTITVIT S C, Spes

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year80-81
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#476, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).tit.476
Obverse descriptionHead of Claudius, laureate, left.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringTI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P
(Translation: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Imperator, Pater Patriae. Tiberius Claudius Caesar, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, supreme commander (Imperator), father of the nation.)
Reverse descriptionSpes standing, left holding flower in right and raising skirt with left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIMP T VESP AVG RESTITVIT S C
(Translation: Imperator Titus Vespasianus Augustus Restituit, Senatus Consultum. Supereme commander (Imperator) Titus Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), has restored [this coin], decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (80-81)  - -
Catalog ID4167154550
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