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Sestertius - Vespasian S P Q R P P OB CIVES SERVATOS
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 72 |
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| Value | 1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mint | Rome |
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This sestertius belongs to the early Flavian consolidation period, struck just three years into Vespasian's reign as he worked methodically to restore both the treasury and the credibility of the imperial office after the chaos of 69 AD — a year that had consumed four emperors. The legend OB CIVES SERVATOS, invoking the corona civica awarded for saving the lives of Roman citizens, was a deliberate piece of ideological positioning: Vespasian, a general of provincial Italian stock, needed the Senate's language of civic virtue more urgently than a born aristocrat would have.
RIC II.1 1184 is a relatively scarce variety within the Vespasian sestertius series. The Rome mint was operating under considerable pressure in 72, simultaneously funding Titus's Judaean triumph preparations.