© Bibliothèque nationale de France / Gallica
© Bibliothèque nationale de France / Gallica
Quadrans PON M TR P P P COS III S C
71 year| Bronze | 2.46 g | - |
| Issuer | Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
|---|---|
| Emperor | Vespasian (Titus Flavius Vespasianus) (69-79) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 71 |
| Value | 1 Quadrans = ¼ As = 1⁄64 Denarius |
| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 2.46 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-06 |
| Numista | N#249247 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Vexillum.
Script: Latin
Lettering: PON M TR P P P COS III S C
Translation:
Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae, Consul Tertium, Senatus Consultum.
High priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation, consul for the third time, decree of the senate.
Comment
Source: Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE)Interesting fact
The Quadrans coin features the image of a Roman Emperor, likely Claudius (10 BC - 54 AD), on one side and a goddess, possibly Ceres, on the other.
