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As - Vespasian S C, Spes
| Uitgever | Roman Imperial Mint |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 74 |
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| Diameter | 26 mm |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Laureate head of Vespasian facing right, rendered in bold high relief with characteristically realistic portraiture typical of Flavian dynastic coinage. The emperor's strong, aged features — including prominent brow, hooked nose, and fleshy neck — are rendered with striking naturalism. A laurel wreath crowns the head, and the bust is bare or lightly draped at the shoulder. The encircling legend reads IMP CAESAR VESP AVG COS V CENS, distributed around the periphery of the obverse field. |
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| Schrift keerzijde | Latin |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Vespasian's bronze issues of 74 AD were struck at a moment when the Flavian regime was actively consolidating legitimacy after the civil wars of 69 AD. The S C — senatus consulto — notation on aes coinage was, by this period, largely formulaic, but Vespasian leaned hard into senatorial optics, needing the appearance of restored constitutional order after four emperors in a single year had badly damaged it. RIC II.1 730 is a Rome mint product from a reign notable for administrative efficiency and a deliberate rehabilitation of the bronze coinage, which had degraded badly under Nero and the chaos that followed.