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Aureus - Vespasian IVDAEA, Judaea
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 70 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Vespasian facing right, with strongly modelled, realistic portrait featuring short hair partially covered by a laurel wreath, and a characteristically broad, fleshy face with slightly jutting chin. The draped bust terminates at the shoulder. The surrounding legend reads IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, distributed clockwise in bold, incuse Latin capitals within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts the Judaea Capta type: at left, a tall Roman military trophy consisting of a central palm tree hung with captured arms including a cuirass, helmet, and shields; at right, a female figure personifying Judaea seated in mourning on the ground, her head bowed and resting on her right hand in a pose of dejection, dressed in a long robe. The exergual legend IVDAEA appears in large capitals across the lower field, all within a beaded border. The composition commemorates the Roman suppression of the Jewish revolt and the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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