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Vespasian, Denarius, Pax Reverse, Early Flavian Issue!

Early Flavian Issue after the Civil War!

AR; 17mm/3.5gm Rome Mint; January–June 70 AD.

Con/ Struck with fresh dies, obverse portrait in high relief, crisp reverse, obverse slightly off center, otherwise, Good Very Fine.

Obv/ IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG; Laureate head of Vespasian right.

Rev/ COS ITER (Consul again for a second time) TR POT; Pax seated left, holding olive branch and winged caduceus.

Ref/ RIC Vol II 29

Seller's Note/ Struck in the first half of AD 70, this denarius represents the earliest coinage of Vespasian’s reign, minted in the wake of the Year of the Four Emperors and the chaos that followed. As Rome transitioned into Flavian rule, Vespasian issued a massive volume of denarii as both currency and imperial messaging.

The seated Pax motif on the reverse wasn’t mere symbolism—it was a bold declaration: Rome had returned to stability, peace, and divine favor under the Flavian banner. Vespasian’s portrait, with its stern realism, reinforces his image as a restorer of order.