Sestertius - Titus and Vespasian PROVIDENT AVGVST S C

€250,928.00
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
Weight26 g
Dimensions34 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#162, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).tit.162
Obverse descriptionHead of Titus, laureate, left.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII
(Translation: Imperator Titus Caesar Vespasianus Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae, Consul Octavum. Supereme commander (Imperator) Titus Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation, consul for the eighth time.)
Reverse descriptionVespasian and Titus, togate, standing right and left, holding globe and rudder together.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPROVIDENT AVGVST S C
(Translation: Providentia Augusti. Senatus Consultum. Foresight of the emperor. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (80-81)  - -
Catalog ID3509184920
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