Dupondius - Vespasian CONCORDIA AVGVSTI S C; Concordia

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Vespasian (Titus Flavius Vespasianus) (69-79)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	71
Value	1 Dupondius = ⅛ Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Bronze
Diameter	17 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 248918
References	RIC II.1# 36 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. , OCRE# ric.2_1(2).ves.36 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Bust of Vespasian, laureate, draped and cuirassed, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M T P P P COS II D III

Translation:
Imperator, Caesar, Vespasianus, Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae, Consul Secundum, Designatus Tertium.
Supreme commander (Imperator), Caesar, Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation, consul for the second time, elect for the third time.

Reverse

Concordia seated left, holding patera over altar and cornucopiae.

Script: Latin

Lettering: CONCORDIA AVGVSTI S C

Translation:
Concordia Augusti. Senatus Consultum.
Harmony of the emperor (Augustus). Decree of the senate.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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