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Quadrans PON M TR P P P COS III S C
| Issuer | Roman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD) |
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| Year | 71 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | A military trophy occupies the center of the field, depicted erect and facing, composed of a helmet, cuirass, and arms mounted on a post, with captured arms arranged at its base. A small oval shield is visible at the lower left of the trophy. The encircling Latin legend IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG runs along the beaded border, identifying the emperor Vespasian. The type celebrates Roman military victory, consistent with Flavian commemorative imagery following the Jewish War. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Vespasian's quadrantes of 71 AD were struck in the immediate aftermath of the Jewish War, the year Rome sacked Jerusalem and Titus returned in triumph. The bronze fractional coinage saw renewed attention under the Flavians partly as a practical measure — Nero had suspended quadrans production, and the denomination had effectively vanished from circulation for nearly a decade before Vespasian restored it.
RIC II.1 344 is among the better-documented Flavian quadrantes, attributable through its reverse legend structure tying it to Vespasian's third consulship.