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Aureus - Vespasian COS III TR POT, Neptune
| 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 lettering | IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG (Translation: Supreme commander Caesar Vespasian, emperor.) |
| Reverse description | Standing nude figure of Neptune facing left in the field, his right hand raised and holding a trident upright, while his left hand rests upon the prow of a ship or a dolphin at his feet. The deity is depicted in a heroic, classical contrapposto stance, evoking Rome's naval dominance — a propagandistic reference particularly relevant to Vespasian's rise to power and the suppression of the Vitellian fleet. The legend COS III TR POT is disposed in two groups across the field to left and right of the figure. The reverse field is relatively flat with the compact, high-relief style typical of early Flavian aureus production at the Rome Mint. |
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| Mintage | ND (71) |
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