| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
| Year | 79 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
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| Shape and Technique | Round (irregular) Hammered |
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| Reference(s) | RIC II.1#1091, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.1091 |
| Obverse description | Head of Vespasian, laureate, right. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | IMP
CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS VIIII (Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae, Consul Nonum. Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation, consul for the ninth time.) |
| Reverse description | Spes standing, left holding flower in right and raising skirt with left. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | S
C (Translation: Senatus Consultum. Decree of the senate.) |
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| Mintage | ND (79) - - |
| Catalog ID | 6935934200 |
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