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Sestertius - Vespasian VICTORIA AVGVSTI S C, Victory

Issuer Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year 71
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse script Latin
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Reverse description The goddess Victoria personified stands facing right in full figure, her left foot raised and resting upon a captured enemy helmet symbolising Roman martial supremacy. With her right hand she inscribes the legend OB CIVES SERV upon a large oval shield affixed to a palm tree — the traditional symbol of victory. The composition, referencing the civic crown awarded for saving citizens' lives, serves as potent Flavian dynastic propaganda following the Jewish War. The senatorial authorization mark S C appears prominently in the field.
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Reverse lettering VICTORIA AVGVSTI S C
(Translation: Victoria Augusti. Senatus Consultum. Victory of the emperor (Augustus). Decree of the senate.)
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