Sestertius - Vespasian S C; Spes
Features
| Issuer |
Rome ›
Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Vespasian (Titus Flavius Vespasianus) (69-79)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 76 |
| Value | 1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 25.1 g |
| Diameter | 32.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 249793 |
| References | RIC II.1# 884 Ian Carradice, Theodore Vern Buttrey, Jr.; 2007. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 2.1. Vespasian – Domitian (AD 69–96) (Second revised edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) |
Obverse
Head of Vespasian, laureate, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS VII
Translation:
Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae, Consul Septimum.
Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation, consul for the seventh time, censor.
Reverse
Spes standing, left holding flower in right and raising skirt with left.
Script: Latin
Lettering: S C
Translation:
Senatus Consultum.
Decree of the senate.
Mint
Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)Comments
Mass varies: 20.65–28.46 g;
Diameter varies: 32–33 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
Diameter varies: 32–33 mm;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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