Sestertius - Vespasian IMPERATOR CAESAR S C

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year71
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight26.24 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#80, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.80
Obverse descriptionHead of Vespasian, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG P M T R P P COS III
(Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation, consul for the third time.)
Reverse descriptionVespasian nimbate, in military dress, standing front, holding sceptre in right hand and reversed spear with left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIMPERATOR CAESAR S C
(Translation: Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (71)  - -
Catalog ID4342063270
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