Sestertius - Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian CAESAR AVG F DES IMP AVG F COS DES II S C

€250,048.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year71
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight25.1 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#1132, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.1132
Obverse descriptionHead of Vespasian, laureate, right; globe at point of neck.
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 front, both holding spear and parazonium.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCAESAR AVG F DES IMP AVG F COS DES II S C
(Translation: Caesar Augusti Filius, Designatus, Imperator Augusti Filius, Consul Designatus Secundum, 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.)
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MintageND (71)  - -
Catalog ID3182923190
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