Sestertius - Vespasian HONOS ET VIRTVS S C, Honos and Virtus

€248,964.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year71
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight26.36 g
Dimensions35 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#78, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.78
Obverse descriptionBust of Vespasian, laureate, right with aegis.
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 descriptionHonos standing right, holding sceptre and cornucopiae; Virtus standing left, holding spear and parazonium.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHONOS ET VIRTVS S C
(Translation: Honos Et Virtus. Senatus Consultum. Honour and virtue. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (71)  - -
Catalog ID8732242770
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