Roman sestertius
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The Roman sestertius was a large bronze coin of the Roman Empire, widely used in everyday transactions and notable for its detailed imperial portraits and propaganda imagery.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman coin
ⓘ
bronze coin ⓘ |
| category | Roman bronze coinage ⓘ |
| collectingStatus | highly valued by numismatists ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currencySystem | Roman currency ⓘ |
| declineInSizeAndQuality | 3rd century AD ⓘ |
| denominationMarking |
HS
ⓘ
IIS ⓘ |
| economicRole |
tax payments
ⓘ
unit of account in price listings ⓘ wage payments ⓘ |
| inscriptionsOftenInclude |
SC mark
ⓘ
emperor’s name ⓘ honorifics ⓘ imperial titles ⓘ |
| introducedApproximateDate | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| introducedInPeriod | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOnCoin | Latin ⓘ |
| majorBronzeReformDate | late 1st century BC ⓘ |
| material |
bronze
ⓘ
orichalcum ⓘ |
| mintedAt |
Rome mint
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
provincial mints ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
detailed imperial portraits
ⓘ
imperial propaganda imagery ⓘ large flan suitable for detailed portraits ⓘ |
| obverseUsuallyDepicts |
portrait of a member of the imperial family
ⓘ
portrait of the Roman emperor ⓘ |
| peakCirculationPeriod |
1st century AD
ⓘ
2nd century AD ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
everyday transactions
ⓘ
medium-value purchases ⓘ |
| reformedUnder | Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedDenomination |
as
ⓘ
denarius ⓘ dupondius ⓘ |
| reverseUsuallyDepicts |
allegorical figures
ⓘ
military victories ⓘ propaganda imagery ⓘ public buildings ⓘ |
| SCstandsFor | Senatus Consulto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | round coin ⓘ |
| typicalDiameter | about 25–35 millimetres ⓘ |
| typicalWeight | about 20–28 grams ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| valueRelativeTo |
1 quarter denarius
ⓘ
2 dupondii ⓘ 4 asses ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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