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Denarius - Vespasian VESPASIANVS, Sol
| Issuer | Roman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 74 |
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| Weight | 3.4 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of Vespasian in military attire, depicted facing left in dynamic stride, raising the right hand in a gesture of salutation or adlocutio, and holding a long spear diagonally in the left hand. The emperor wears a cuirass with pteryges and military boots. The Latin legend VESPASIANVS runs horizontally across the field, partially divided by the figure. A dotted border frames the left portion of the reverse field. |
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Vespasian's use of Sol on coinage in 74 AD sits within a deliberate programme of religious consolidation following the civil wars of 69 — the Year of the Four Emperors — during which Vespasian had cultivated associations with eastern solar cults, particularly after his troops acclaimed him in Alexandria. The connection was politically useful: a sun god implied universal dominion and a divinely ordered restoration of stability under the new Flavian dynasty.
RIC II.1 689 is a Rome mint issue from Vespasian's fifth consulship year.