Vespasian struck heavily in gold during 74 AD as part of a deliberate program to restore financial credibility after the civil wars of 69 AD had gutted the treasury and debased public confidence in imperial coinage. The revival of Vesta on Flavian aurei was politically pointed — the goddess's association with Rome's eternal continuity made her an effective symbol for a dynasty that had no hereditary claim and needed one badly.
RIC II.1 704 is relatively well-documented within the Flavian series, but survivors in anything above Fine are not common given the coin's age and the period's active circulation patterns.
Vespasian struck heavily in gold during 74 AD as part of a deliberate program to restore financial credibility after the civil wars of 69 AD had gutted the treasury and debased public confidence in imperial coinage. The revival of Vesta on Flavian aurei was politically pointed — the goddess's association with Rome's eternal continuity made her an effective symbol for a dynasty that had no hereditary claim and needed one badly.
RIC II.1 704 is relatively well-documented within the Flavian series, but survivors in anything above Fine are not common given the coin's age and the period's active circulation patterns.