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4 Sestertius Seneca
| Issuer | Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse description | Right-of-centre intaglio-style vignette of two gladiators in combat — a retiarius wielding a trident against a secutor bearing a large shield — with arena spectators in the background. The large blue numeral IV anchors the left field against a light blue guilloche ground. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Not a historical artifact but a modern fantasy piece — the "4 Sestertius Seneca" is a contemporary novelty item with no official issuing authority behind it. Rome never issued paper currency; the sestertius was a brass coin, and Seneca himself died in 65 AD, four centuries before anything resembling European paper money existed.
The watermark is the one detail that suggests some production effort, likely a small-run commemorative or educational piece. Collectible purely as a curiosity.