Sestertius - Vespasian FORTVNAE REDVCI S C, Fortuna

€248,961.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year71
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight27.4 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#75, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.75
Obverse descriptionBust of Vespasian, laureate and draped, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG P M T P P P COS III
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus, Pontifex Maximum, 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 descriptionFortuna, draped, standing left, holding branch and rudder set on globe in right hand and cornucopiae in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringFORTVNAE REDVCI S C
(Translation: Fortunae Reduci. Senatus Consultum. Returning fortune. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (71)  - -
Catalog ID3049584930
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