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Denarius - Vespasian PACI AVGVSTAE, Victory
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 69-70 |
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| Value | 1 Denarius |
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| Obverse lettering | IMP CAESAR VESPAS AVG (Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus).) |
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| Mintage | ND (69-70) |
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Issued in the chaotic months immediately following the Year of the Four Emperors, this denarius belongs to Vespasian's earliest coinage as he consolidated power after defeating Vitellius in December 69 AD. The PACI AVGVSTAE legend — invoking Augustan peace — was a deliberate political signal: Vespasian needed to project stability after a civil war that had seen three emperors murdered or forced to suicide within a single year. The Flavian mint at this moment was operating under considerable logistical pressure, producing coinage across multiple cities simultaneously before Rome's own mint was fully under new management.