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Aureus - Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian TITVS ET DOMITIAN CAESARES PRIN IVEN
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 71 |
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| Value | 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (71) |
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Issued in 71 AD, the year Vespasian celebrated his triumph over Judaea alongside Titus, this aureus belongs to a deliberate dynastic propaganda campaign launched almost immediately after the Flavians consolidated power. By naming both sons on a single gold issue, Vespasian was signaling succession continuity — something Roman coinage had not reliably communicated since the Julio-Claudians. Domitian's inclusion is notable given how marginal his actual role in the Jewish War had been; he remained in Rome throughout the campaign while Titus commanded the siege of Jerusalem.