AR16 - Vespasian PACI AVGVSTAE

Ephesus struck silver for Vespasian in 71 AD as part of the eastern mint's contribution to funding the aftermath of the Jewish War — a conflict that had strained imperial finances considerably and demanded coinage production well beyond Rome's capacity alone. The PACI AVGVSTAE reverse type was a deliberate political message: peace not as a general condition but as a personal achievement of the new Flavian dynasty, distinguishing Vespasian's rule from the civil chaos of 69 AD's four emperors.

RPC II 832 places this among a tightly defined group of Ephesian issues that ceased relatively quickly, making survivors rarer than equivalent Rome mint product.