Vespasian, 1 July 69 - 24 June 79 A.D.
RS116548. Silver denarius, RIC II-1 943, RSC II 133a, BMCRE II 206, BnF III 184, Hunter I 66, SRCV I 2289, Choice aVF, well centered, full legends, light toning, light marks, 3.296g, 20.4mm, 180o, Rome mint, IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG (Latin: Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus - supreme commander, caesar, Vespasian, emperor), laureate head right; reverse yoke of two oxen left (symbolic of marking the pomerium, the sacred boundary marked for the foundation of a new Roman colony), COS VIII in exergue
The yoke of oxen symbolize colonization. The ceremonial founding of a colony included plowing a furrow, the pomerium, a sacred boundary, around the site of the new city. Although no legions were disbanded after the Jewish revolt, there were many retiring veterans that needed to be settled. Vespasian founded a colony at Caesarea Maritima, the first in the province.