Rome 22 BCE

 

Obverse

S(enatus) C(onsulto)

 

Reverse

TYPE: corona civica flanked by laurel

LEGEND: OB CIVIS SERVATOS

This was the most common coin during the time of the Principate; any Roman would have held, spent, and maybe even lost any number of them. The visual and verbal messages would be easy for non-literate Romans to decode and understand.

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