Dupondius - Vespasian S P Q R OB CIV SER

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Vespasian (Titus Flavius Vespasianus) (69-79)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	73
Value	1 Dupondius = ⅛ Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	12.6 g
Diameter	27 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 249492
References	RIC II.1# 586 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.586 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

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Obverse

Head of Vespasian, radiate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M T P COS IIII CENS

Translation:
Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Quartum, Censor.
Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the fourth time, censor.

Reverse

Legend in three lines in oak-wreath.

Script: Latin

Lettering: S P Q R OB CIV SER

Translation:
Senatus Populusque Romanum Ob Cives Servatos.
The senate and the Roman people to the saviour of the citizens.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

Comments

Mass varies: 11.69–13.46 g;
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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