Sestertius - Vespasian ROMA S C, Roma, Tiber, Romulus, and Remus

€248,999.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year71
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight25.3 g
Dimensions34.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#108, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.108
Obverse descriptionBust of Vespasian, laureate, right with aegis.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG P M T P 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 descriptionRoma seated right on the seven hills; wolf and twins to left; Tiber River to right.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringROMA S C
(Translation: Rome. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (71)  - -
Catalog ID9318526250
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