Sestertius - Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian T IMP AVG F COS II CAESAR DOMITIANVS AVG F COS DESG II S C

€250,101.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year72
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight24.9 g
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#1185, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.1185
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 IIII
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae, Consul Quartum. Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation, consul for the fourth time.)
Reverse descriptionTitus and Domitian standing front, both holding spear and parazonium.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringT IMP AVG F COS II CAESAR DOMITIANVS AVG F COS DESG II S C
(Translation: Titus, Imperator, Augusti Filius, Consul Secundum, Caesar, Domitianus, Augusti Filius, Consul Designatus Secundum, Senatus Consultum. Titus, supereme commander (Imperator), son of the emperor (Augustus), consul for the second time. Caesar Domitian, son of the emperor (Augustus), consul elect for the second time. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (72)  - -
Catalog ID8764856030
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