Sestertius - Vespasian ROMA RESVRGES S C, Roma

€249,000.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year71
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight24.82 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#109, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.109
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 descriptionVespasian standing left, gesturing Roma (city) to raise; Roma (goddess) standing right.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringROMA RESVRGES S C
(Translation: Roma Resurgens, Senatus Consultum. Rome rising again. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (71)  - -
Catalog ID9760160060
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