Dupondius - Vespasian ROMA S C; Roma and Victory

Features

Issuer	Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor	Vespasian (Titus Flavius Vespasianus) (69-79)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	77-78
Value	1 Dupondius = ⅛ Denarius
Currency	Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	11.7 g
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 250138
References	RIC II.1# 1222 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.1222 Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Vespasian, radiate, left; globe at point of neck.

Script: Latin

Lettering: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS VIII P P

Translation:
Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus, Consul Octavum, Pater Patriae.
Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), consul for the eighth time, father of the nation.

Reverse

Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory and parazonium; shields behind.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ROMA S C

Translation:
Roma. Senatus Consultum.
Rome. Decree of the senate.

Mint

Lugdunum, Gaul, modern-day Lyons, France (15 BC–AD 78; 196–197; 274-413)

Comments

Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (77-78)

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