Sestertius - Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian CAES AVG F DES IMP AVG F COS DES IT S C

€249,035.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year71
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight25.3 g
Dimensions34 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#144, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.144
Obverse descriptionBust of Vespasian, laureate, draped on left shoulder, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae, Consul Tertium. Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation, consul for the third time.)
Reverse descriptionTitus and Domitian, standing left and right, both holding spears; Titus also holding parazonium and Domitian holding roll.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCAES AVG F DES IMP AVG F COS DES IT S C
(Translation: Caesar Augusti Filius, Designatus, Imperator Augusti Filius, Consul Designatus Iterum, Senatus Consultum. Caesar, son of the emperor (Augustus), [consul] elect. Supreme commander (Imperator), son of the emperor (Augustus), consul elect for the second time. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (71)  - -
Catalog ID7131617990
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