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Denarius - Vespasian NEP RED, Neptune
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 72-73 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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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.) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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RIC II.1 358 belongs to a concentrated burst of Neptune reverses issued in 72–73 AD, almost certainly tied to Vespasian's need to commemorate naval dominance following the civil wars of 69 AD — the Year of the Four Emperors had exposed how decisively sea power shaped the outcome on the Italian coast. The NEP RED legend, abbreviating Neptuno Reduci, frames Neptune as a deity of safe return rather than conquest, a distinction Vespasian's propagandists were careful to maintain.
Vespasian had personally commanded forces in Judaea before being acclaimed emperor by the eastern legions; his return to Rome required safe passage, and the Neptune types broadly advertised divine protection of that journey.