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As - Vespasian S C, Victory
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 71 |
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| Currency | Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Emperor Vespasian facing right, rendered in the robust, naturalistic portraiture characteristic of Flavian imperial coinage. The effigy displays the emperor's distinctive broad features and closely cropped hair beneath the laurel wreath, a symbol of his supreme authority. The circumferential Latin legend runs around the periphery of the flan, partially obscured by wear and encrustation consistent with circulation. The overall style reflects the official Roman mint's competent die-cutting of the early Flavian period. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III (Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus, Consul Tertium. Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), consul for the third time.) |
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| Mintage | ND (71) |
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