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Æ - Vespasian PON MAX TR P P P COS VIII CENS S C, Victory
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 77-78 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Winged Victory advancing left, depicted in flowing drapery with wings spread, holding a wreath in her extended right hand and a palm branch in her left. The allegorical figure is rendered with dynamic movement, conveying the martial triumph emblematic of Flavian dynastic propaganda. The senatorial authorization mark S C (Senatus Consultum) appears in the lower field to either side of the figure, flanking her striding pose. The reverse legend, partially legible around the coin's periphery, records Vespasian's principal titles and offices. |
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Vespasian's censorship, held jointly with Titus in 73–74 AD, was the first time a Roman emperor had assumed the office since Augustus — a deliberate act of constitutional theater designed to legitimize the Flavian dynasty through Republican precedent. The CENS title in the legend places this coin's dies within a narrow window, and the COS VIII consulship narrows it further to 77–78. By this point Vespasian was in his final year; he died in June 79.