Sestertius - Vespasian S P Q R ADSERTORI LIBERTATIS PVBLIC

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IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year71
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight24.66 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
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In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#35, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.35, RIC II#411
Obverse descriptionHead of Vespasian, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG P M T P P P COS II DES III
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus, Pontifex Maximum, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae, Consul Tertium, Designatus Tertium. Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation, consul for the third time, elect for the third time.)
Reverse descriptionLegend in four lines in oak-wreath.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS P Q R ADSERTORI LIBERTATIS PVBLIC
(Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus Adsertori Libertatis Publicae. The senate and the Roman people to the defenders of public liberty.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (71)  - -
Catalog ID3901628880
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