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Denarius - Vespasian COS ITER, Aequitas
| Uitgever | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Jaar | 70 |
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| Gewicht | 3.5 g |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Laureate head of Emperor Vespasian facing right, rendered in the realistic Flavian portrait style with characteristically strong, aged features. The effigy is depicted bare-necked with the imperial laurel wreath, a symbol of divine favour and military triumph. The circumferential legend runs around the portrait in Latin capital letters, identifying the emperor by his full imperial titulature. The flan is slightly irregular, as typical of hand-struck Roman silver coinage of this period. |
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| Rand | Plain |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Vespasian's second consulship in 70 AD coincided almost exactly with the destruction of Jerusalem and the brutal conclusion of the Jewish War — the military victory that financed his new dynasty. The enormous influx of Judaean spoils, including the systematic stripping of the Temple treasury, directly funded the Flavian building program and stabilized a Roman monetary system badly strained by Nero's debasements and the chaos of the Year of the Four Emperors. Aequitas, the personification of equity and fair dealing, was a pointed choice for a regime eager to signal financial and political normalization after eighteen months of civil war.