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8 Sestertius Ovidius
| Issuer | Rome › Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Obverse description | Left vignette shows a bronze statue of Ovid in classical robes, with a profile portrait coin vignette below. Centre carries the SPQR heraldic shield flanked by Roman soldiers, surmounted by the Capitoline Wolf. Two Roman coins appear at lower centre. Denomination IIX rendered in large gilt numerals to the right. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette reproduces a classical bas-relief in gilt tones, showing a seated woman playing a lyre with a plectrum before two robed male figures. Large gilt IIX denomination appears to the left against a pale mint-green guilloche underprint with column motifs. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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