Sestertius - Vespasian PAX ORBIS TERRARVM S C, Pax

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year71
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#101, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.101
Obverse descriptionHead of Vespasian, laureate, 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 descriptionPax standing right, holding cornucopiae over lighted altar.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPAX ORBIS TERRARVM S C
(Translation: Pax Orbis Terrarum. Senatus Consultum. World peace. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (71)  - -
Catalog ID2596552240
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