Sestertius - Vespasian S P Q R ADSERTORI LIBERTATIS PVBLICAE

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year71
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight24.97 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#122, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.122
Obverse descriptionHead of Vespasian, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG P M T P P P COS III
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus, Pontifex Maximum, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae, Consul Tertium. Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation, consul for the third time.)
Reverse descriptionLegend in four lines in oak-wreath.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS P Q R ADSERTORI LIBERTATIS PVBLICAE
(Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus Adsertori Libertatis Publicae. The senate and the Roman people to the defenders of public liberty.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (71)  - -
Catalog ID5164872520
Comments