Vespasian sestertius, Roman Imperial, 69-79 A.D., R.I.C. 439, 34 mm diameter, 25.1 gms. The obverse shows a laureate bust of Vespasian, facing right. The obverse legend is "IMP. CAES. VESPAS. AVG. P.M. T.R. P.P.P. COS. III". The reverse shows the legend as "PAX AVGVSTI S.C.". It shows Pax standing right, holding a branch in left hand and in the right hand a torch, with which she sets fire to a pile of arms. Behind her is a statue of Minerva on a column. The obverse and reverse are both a mottled color of the bronze metal and areas of the toning that the bronze metal takes on. On the obverse, there is an old scrape just behind the head, and some other more common  miscellaneous marks on the surface. On the reverse, the figure and other design show very well, but there are some dark areas around the figure, and in the fields to the right and the left. These dark areas are depressions in the surface. This is a genuine original coin, not a copy, replica, or reproduction. EX. A. Coggins, Original Collection Coin, May, 1986.