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Aureus - Vespasian COS•ITER TR•POT, Neptune
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 70 |
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| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
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| Reverse description | Neptune, nude save for a chlamys draped over his left arm, stands facing left with his right foot raised and resting upon the prow of a ship (aplustre), a pose that evokes Flavian naval supremacy. In his extended right hand he holds a small dolphin, and in his left hand he grasps a long trident, its shaft angled beside him. The legend COS•ITER TR•POT is distributed across the left and upper fields, referencing Vespasian's second consulship and tribunician power. The overall composition is bold and well-centred, consistent with the high-relief die work of the early Flavian aureus series struck at Rome. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | COS•ITER TR•POT (Translation: Consul for the second time, holder of tribunician power.) |
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