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Aureus - Vespasian COS ITER TR POT, Neptune
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 70 |
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| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Emperor Vespasian facing right, rendered in high relief with finely detailed facial features characteristic of early Flavian portraiture, including a broad forehead, strong jaw, and naturalistic musculature at the neck and shoulder. The laureate wreath is rendered with individual leaves and ties visible at the nape. The surrounding legend is inscribed in Latin capitals within a beaded border, reading IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG TR P, distributed around the full circumference of the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Neptune, nude and helmeted, depicted standing to the left with his right foot raised and resting upon the prow of a galley (rostrum), conveying dominion over the seas and naval power. In his extended left hand he holds a dolphin, while his right hand grasps a long vertical trident planted firmly on the ground beside him. The figure is rendered with confident classical musculature in high relief against a plain field. The abbreviated legend COS ITER TR POT appears in the left and right fields, distributed on either side of the central device, within a beaded border. |
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