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Sestertius - Vespasian ROMA RESVRGES S C, Roma
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 71 |
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| Value | 1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Vespasian facing right, rendered in the naturalistic portraiture style characteristic of Flavian imperial coinage. The emperor's effigy displays his distinctive aged features with a broad, fleshy face, strong jaw, and closely cropped hair beneath the laurel wreath. The bust is draped, with paludamentum visible at the truncation. The encircling Latin legend reads IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG P M T P P P COS III, distributed around the full periphery of the coin. |
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| Reverse lettering | ROMA RESVRGES S C (Translation: Roma Resurgens, Senatus Consultum. Rome rising again. Decree of the senate.) |
| Edge | Plain |
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