Sestertius - Vespasian ROMA S C, Roma and Victory

€250,122.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year77-78
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight21.5 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#1206, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.1206
Obverse descriptionHead of Vespasian, laureate, right; globe at point of neck.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES VRSPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae, Consul Octavum. Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation, consul for the eighth time.)
Reverse descriptionRoma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory and parazonium.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringROMA S C
(Translation: Roma. Senatus Consultum. Rome. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (77-78)  - -
Catalog ID1214701530
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