Sestertius - Vespasian ROMA S C, Roma

€1.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year73
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
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Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
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Reference(s) RIC II.1#576, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.576
Obverse descriptionHead of Vespasian, laureate, right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES VESP AVG P M T P P P COS IIII CENS
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae, Consul Quartum, Censor. Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation, consul for the fourth time, censor.)
Reverse descriptionRoma standing left, holding Victory and spear.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringROMA S C
(Translation: Roma. Senatus Consultum. Rome. Decree of the senate.)
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MintageND (73)  - -
Catalog ID7635448230
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