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Aureus - Vespasian IVDAEA, Judaea
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 69-70 |
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| Weight | 7.2 g |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Vespasian facing right, with draped left shoulder, set within a beaded border. The emperor is portrayed with characteristic realistic features typical of Flavian portraiture — a broad, rounded face with prominent brow and strong jaw. The encircling legend reads IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG in raised Latin characters around the periphery of the flan. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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This aureus belongs to the small group of issues struck in the immediate aftermath of the Jewish War, when Vespasian was consolidating his claim to the principate while his son Titus was still besieging Jerusalem. The IVDAEA type was part of a deliberate propaganda campaign — the suppression of the Jewish revolt was the military credential on which the Flavian dynasty grounded its legitimacy, and these coins circulated that message empire-wide before the Temple had even fallen.
RIC II.1 3 is among the earliest Flavian aurei, struck likely at the Antioch or uncertain eastern mint before Rome assumed full production.