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Sestertius - Claudius SPES AVGVSTA S C, Spes
| Issuer | Imperial Roman Mint |
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| Year | 50-54 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of Spes (Hope) facing left, rendered in full length at the center of the field. The goddess is depicted in flowing robes, her right hand extended forward in a gesture of offering, while her left hand gathers the drapery of her garment. She stands on a low exergual baseline above the senatorial authority mark S C (Senatus Consulto), which appears prominently in the lower field. The legend SPES AVGVSTA is distributed in the surrounding field, with SPES to the left and AVGVSTA to the upper right, all within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | SPES AVGVSTA S C (Translation: Venerable hope. Decree of the senate) |
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