RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Vespasian 997
Denomination: sestertius
Material: ae
Authority: vespasian
Mint: rome
Manufacture: struck
Date: 0077 to 0078
Obverse legend: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII
Obverse: Head of Vespasian, laureate, right
Obverse portrait: vespasian
Reverse legend: SPES AVGVSTA S C
Reverse: Spes standing left, offering flower to three Roman soldiers
Reverse portrait: spes