The quinarius was already an anachronism by the Flavian period — the denomination had been largely dormant for over a century before Augustus revived it, and subsequent emperors issued it sporadically and in small numbers, typically to mark specific military or political occasions rather than for general circulation. Vespasian's 75 AD issue almost certainly tied to the ongoing commemoration of the Jewish War, the victory in which had been formally celebrated with a triumph in 71 AD and remained central to Flavian dynastic legitimacy four years on.
RIC II.1 #800 is a notably scarce entry within Vespasian's coinage.
The quinarius was already an anachronism by the Flavian period — the denomination had been largely dormant for over a century before Augustus revived it, and subsequent emperors issued it sporadically and in small numbers, typically to mark specific military or political occasions rather than for general circulation. Vespasian's 75 AD issue almost certainly tied to the ongoing commemoration of the Jewish War, the victory in which had been formally celebrated with a triumph in 71 AD and remained central to Flavian dynastic legitimacy four years on.
RIC II.1 #800 is a notably scarce entry within Vespasian's coinage.