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Denarius - Vespasian Judaea
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 72-73 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate head of Vespasian facing right, rendered in a naturalistic and slightly idealised portrait style typical of Flavian imperial coinage. The emperor's features — including a prominent brow, strong jaw, and close-cropped hair beneath the laurel wreath — are depicted with characteristic Roman realism. The circular legend runs along the coin's periphery, partially visible on this irregularly flan-struck specimen. The portrait occupies the central field with fine die-cutting detail, exhibiting the authoritative and mature likeness established for Vespasian's coinage from AD 69 onward. |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII (Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus Pontifex Maximus, Consul Quartum. Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus), high priest, consul for the fourth time.) |
| Reverse description | Judaea Capta type reverse depicting a monumental palm tree at centre, symbolising the conquered province of Judaea. To the left, a veiled and draped female figure — personifying Judaea — is seated in a posture of mourning, her head bowed in dejection. To the right of the palm, Vespasian stands in full military dress, his right foot placed upon a helmet as a sign of victory and dominance; he holds a vertical spear in his right hand and a parazonium (military dagger) in his left. This celebrated reverse type commemorates the Roman victory in the Jewish War of AD 66–73 and is one of the most historically significant coin types of the Flavian dynasty. |
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