Sestertius - Titus FORTVNAE REDVCI S C; Fortuna

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Vespasian (Titus Flavius Vespasianus) (69-79)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	72
Value	1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	27.3 g
Diameter	35 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 249326
References	RIC II.1# 421 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.421 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Head of Titus, laureate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: T CAES VESPASIAN IMP PON TR POT COS II

Translation:
Titus Caesar Vespasianus Imperator, Pontifex [Maximus], Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Secundum.
Titus Caesar Vespasianus, supreme commander (Imperator), [high] priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the second time.

Reverse

Fortuna standing left, holding branch and rudder on globe and cornucopiae.

Script: Latin

Lettering: FORTVNAE REDVCI S C

Translation:
Fortunae Reduci. Senatus Consultum.
Returning fortune. Decree of the senate.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 27.12–27.56 g;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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