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Sestertius - Vespasian S P Q R OB CIV SER
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 71 |
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| Reference(s) | RIC II.1#139, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.139 |
| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Vespasian facing right, rendered in high relief with naturalistic portraiture characteristic of Flavian imperial coinage. The emperor's mature, square-jawed features are depicted with closely cropped hair surmounted by a laurel wreath. The circumferential legend runs clockwise around the bust, bordered by an inner beaded circle and an outer dotted rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP CAESAR VESPASIAN AVG P M TR POT P P COS III (Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae, Consul Tertium. Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation, consul for the third time.) |
| Reverse description | The reverse field displays the civic crown inscription in three lines — S P Q R / OB / CIV SER — set within a prominent, finely rendered oak wreath (corona civica) tied at the base with a bow, the lobed oak leaves and acorns depicted with considerable sculptural detail. The wreath entirely fills the flan, with no exergue line, and the legend is presented in bold, well-spaced capitals. This type evokes the corona civica, the highest Roman civic honour, here conferred upon Vespasian by the Senate and People of Rome as saviour of the citizens. |
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