Sestertius - Vespasian S P Q R P P OB CIVES SERVATOS

€250,100.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year72
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight25.6 g
Dimensions35 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#1184, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.1184
Obverse descriptionHead of Vespasian, laureate, right; globe at point of neck.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS IIII
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae, Consul Quartum. Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation, consul for the fourth time.)
Reverse descriptionLegend in four lines in oak-wreath.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS P Q R P P OB CIVES SERVATOS
(Translation: Senatus Populusque Romanus Patri Patriae, Ob Cives Servatos. The senate and the Roman people to the father of the nation and saviour of the citizens.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (72)  - -
Catalog ID2502388610
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