Sestertius - Vespasian S C, Spes

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year76
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight25.1 g
Dimensions32.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#884, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.884
Obverse descriptionHead of Vespasian, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS VII
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae, Consul Septimum. Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation, consul for the seventh time, censor.)
Reverse descriptionSpes standing, left holding flower in right and raising skirt with left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS C
(Translation: Senatus Consultum. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (76)  - -
Catalog ID3302531180
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