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Sestertius - Vespasian FORTVNAE REDVCI S C, Fortuna
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 71 |
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| Weight | 13.8 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Emperor Vespasian facing right, depicted with his characteristic mature physiognomy including a broad, fleshy face and short neck, the bust draped and cuirassed. The imperial laurel wreath crowns the head in the Flavian tradition. The encircling legend runs along the rim, rendered in crisp Latin capitals. The portrait conveys the realistic, unidealized style characteristic of Flavian imperial coinage produced at the Roman mint. |
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| Reverse description | The goddess Fortuna Redux depicted standing to the left, robed in a long stola and paludamentum, holding a ship's rudder set upon a globe in her right hand and a cornucopiae in her left arm — her canonical attributes symbolizing prosperity and safe return. The letters S C (Senatus Consultum) appear in the field to either side of the figure, authorizing the bronze issue by senatorial decree. The reverse legend FORTVNAE REDVCI encircles the composition along the rim, celebrating the auspicious return of fortune to Rome under Vespasian's principate. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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