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AR16 - Vespasian PACI AVGVSTAE
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint (Vespasian) |
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| Year | 69-79 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP CAES VESPAS AVG |
| Reverse description | Winged figure of Victoria (Victory) advancing left in full stride, her wings prominently spread behind her. She extends her right hand forward offering a wreath, while her left hand holds a tall palm branch resting against her shoulder. The goddess is rendered in a flowing chiton with fine drapery. The legend PACI AVGVSTAE, referencing the Augustan Peace, is distributed in the field to left and right of the figure. |
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PACI AVGVSTAE reverses were struck by Vespasian as deliberate political messaging following the chaos of 69 AD — the Year of the Four Emperors — in which civil war had burned through Galba, Otho, and Vitellius before Vespasian seized power. The peace being proclaimed was as much a stabilization of dynastic authority as an end to open warfare. RPC II 856 places this piece among the provincial output rather than the central Roman mint, suggesting eastern production, likely tied to Vespasian's base of operations during his rise.