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Sestertius - Vespasian CERES AVGVST S C, Ceres
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 76 |
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| Weight | 25.5 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Vespasian facing right, depicted with a draped shoulder, rendered in the characteristically robust and naturalistic portrait style of the Flavian dynasty. The emperor's effigy displays his well-known physiognomy: a broad, fleshy face with prominent brow and strong jaw. The encircling legend reads IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS VII, distributed around the rim. The coin exhibits an attractive dark olive-brown patina with green encrustations consistent with aged orichalcum or bronze surfaces. The field is relatively flat, as typical of Flavian-era sestertii struck at Rome. |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of Ceres facing left, rendered in full length, holding a long torch or sceptre in her right hand and extending ears of grain or a patera in her left hand toward a modius or altar at her feet. The goddess is clad in a long flowing stola and palla, reflecting the classical Roman iconographic tradition associating Ceres with agricultural abundance and divine provision. The legend CERES AVGVST is distributed in the field, with the senatorial authorization mark S C appearing prominently to the right of the figure. The composition is typical of Flavian reverse types that assimilated imperial ideology with traditional Roman religious symbolism. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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