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Aureus - Vespasian PAX AVGVSTI, Tyche
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 72-73 |
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| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Vespasian facing left, with drapery visible on the left shoulder, rendered in the naturalistic Roman imperial portrait style typical of the Flavian period. The emperor's facial features are rendered with characteristic realism, including his broad forehead and strong jaw. The laurel wreath, symbol of imperial and military authority, is depicted with fine detail. The encircling legend is arranged around the bust within the coin's field, reading partially from the lower left and continuing clockwise. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP VESPAS AVG P M TRI P P P COS IIII (Translation: Imperator Vespasianus Augustus, Pontifex Maximus, Tribunicia Potestate, Pater Patriae, Consul Quartum. Supreme commander (Imperator) Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, holder of tribunician power, father of the nation, consul for the fourth time.) |
| Reverse description | Standing figure of Vespasian facing left, holding a spear in his right hand and extending his left arm in a gesture of invitation or command toward a personification of Tyche (Fortune), who kneels to his right. The kneeling figure of Tyche is depicted in a supplicant posture, symbolising the subjugation of Fortune to imperial authority and the establishment of peace under Vespasian's reign. The composition conveys the ideological message of pax Romana, with the legend PAX AVGVSTI inscribed in the field. |
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