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Sestertius - Vespasian VICTORIA AVG S C, Victory
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 71 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Vespasian facing right, depicted with aegis or paludamentum (military cloak) at the shoulder truncation, rendered in the characteristically austere and realistic portrait style of the Flavian dynasty. The emperor's effigy displays the pronounced physiognomic features associated with Vespasian — a broad, furrowed brow and strong jaw — consistent with official Flavian portraiture. The encircling Latin legend runs clockwise from the lower left along the coin's beaded border, identifying the emperor with his full imperial titulature. |
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| Reverse description | The goddess Victoria stands facing right in a dynamic pose, her left foot resting upon a captured enemy helmet, as she inscribes the votive legend OB CIV SERV upon a large oval shield fixed to the trunk of a palm tree — a celebrated Augustan symbol of civic virtue and military triumph. The palm tree, a traditional emblem of victory and Judaean conquest, rises prominently in the field. The senatorial authority mark S C (Senatus Consultum) appears in the field, confirming the bronze coinage was struck under senatorial mandate. The composition closely mirrors Augustan and earlier Julio-Claudian Victory types, deliberately invoking Rome's longstanding tradition of commemorating military and civic achievement. |
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| Reverse lettering | VICTORIA AVG S C (Translation: Victoria Augusti. Senatus Consultum. Victory of the emperor (Augustus). Decree of the senate.) |
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