Sestertius - Vespasian CONCORDIA AVGVSTI S C, Concordia

€249,046.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year71
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight26.57 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#155, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.155
Obverse descriptionHead of Vespasian, laureate, 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 descriptionConcordia seated left, holding patera over altar and cornucopiae.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCONCORDIA AVGVSTI S C
(Translation: Concordia Augusti. Senatus Consultum. Harmony of the emperor (Augustus). Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (71)  - -
Catalog ID9073399390
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