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Quinarius - Vespasian VICTORIA AVGVSTI, Victory

Issuer Roman Imperial Mint
Year 75
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Composition Silver
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Obverse description Laureate bust of Vespasian facing right, with light drapery on the left shoulder, rendered in the naturalistic portraiture style characteristic of Flavian imperial coinage. The emperor's mature features — including his strong brow, pronounced cheekbones, and close-cropped hair — are clearly articulated in high relief. A laurel wreath crowns the head, denoting imperial and military authority. The surrounding Latin legend runs clockwise along the rim of the flan. The striking is slightly off-centre, as is typical of hammered quinarii of this period.
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Obverse lettering IMP CAESAR VESPASIAN AVG
(Translation: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus. Supreme commander (Imperator) Caesar Vespasian, emperor (Augustus).)
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