Sestertius - Titus S C; Spes

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Vespasian (Titus Flavius Vespasianus) (69-79)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	74
Value	1 Sestertius = ¼ Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	26.8 g
Diameter	34 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 249645
References	RIC II.1# 739 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.739 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/) , BN Roman Empire# 728 Bibliothèque nationale de France (publisher). Catalogue des monnaies de l'Empire romain. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France (5 volumes).

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Obverse

Head of Titus, laureate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: T CAES VESPASIAN IMP PON TR POT COS III CENS

Unabridged legend: Titus Caesar Vespasianus Imperator, Pontifex [Maximus], Tribunicia Potestate, Consul Tertium, Censor

Translation: Titus Caesar Vespasianus, supreme commander (Imperator), [high] priest, holder of tribunician power, consul for the third time, censor

Reverse

Spes standing left, holding flower.

Script: Latin

Lettering: S C

Unabridged legend: Senatus Consultum

Translation: Decree of the senate

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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