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Æ28 - Vespasian ΕΠΙ Μ ΝΕΡΑ ΠΑΝϹΑ ΠΡΕϹΒΕΥΤΟΥ, ΕΤ Ι (in exergue)
| Issuer | Caesarea (Cappadocia) |
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| Year | 77-78 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Vespasian facing right, depicted with characteristic portrait features of the Flavian dynasty. The emperor's head bears a laurel wreath, with the neck and shoulder showing light drapery. The encircling Greek legend reads ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ϹΕΒΑϹ ΟΥΕϹΠΑϹΙΑΝΟϹ, identifying the subject as Autocrator Caesar Augustus Vespasianus. The portrait is rendered in a robust, naturalistic style typical of provincial Roman coinage from Cappadocia. |
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| Reverse description | Mount Argaeus, the sacred volcanic peak of Cappadocia, depicted as a conical mountain rising from a base. Atop the summit stands a radiate figure facing left, holding a globe in the right hand and a long sceptre in the left hand, symbolising cosmic dominion. The reverse legend ΕΠΙ Μ ΝΕΡΑ ΠΑΝϹΑ ΠΡΕϹΒΕΥΤΟΥ references the Roman legate Marcus Nerva Pansa as presiding authority. The date ΕΤ Ι, indicating regnal year 10 of Vespasian (AD 77–78), appears in the exergue. The mountain motif is a hallmark of Caesarean provincial coinage and carries deep religious significance for the region. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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