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Aureus - Vespasian IVDAEA, Judaea
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 71 |
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| Reference(s) | RIC II.1#1117, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.1117 |
| Obverse description | Laureate head of Vespasian facing right, rendered in high relief with naturalistic portraiture characteristic of Flavian coinage. The emperor's features are depicted with strong, individualized facial detail including a prominent brow and jowls, consistent with official Flavian iconography. A laurel wreath encircles the head, symbolizing imperial and military authority. The legend runs clockwise around the periphery, contained within a beaded border. The die work displays the confident, vigorous engraving style associated with the Rome mint under Vespasian. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG TR P (Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus, Pontifex Maximum, Tribunicia Potestate. Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power.) |
| Reverse description | A personification of captive Judaea seated in mourning to the right beneath a tall date palm tree bearing fronds and fruit, her arms bound behind her back and her head bowed in dejection, evoking the Roman conquest and destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70. The figure is rendered in a slumped, despairing posture, dressed in robes that pool around her on the ground. The palm tree, a well-established symbol of the province of Judaea, rises prominently in the left field. The exergual legend IVDAEA appears in large, bold capitals beneath the scene, within a beaded border. This reverse type belongs to the celebrated Judaea Capta series commemorating Vespasian's and Titus's suppression of the Jewish revolt. |
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