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Vespasian. Denarius; Vespasian; 69-79 AD, Rome, 73 AD, Denarius, 20 mm, 3,43 g. BM-97, Paris-85, C-385 (6 Fr.), RIC-544 (R). Obv: IMP CAES VESP - AVG CENS Head laureate r. Rx: PONTIF - MAXIM Nemesis advancing r., pulling out drapery from breast and holding caduceus, snake before. Rare reverse type: none in Reka Devnia hoard. good very fine
The reverse copies the PACI AVGVSTAE type of Claudius, probably because Vespasian was restriking masses of heavier denarii from before Neros reform and wanted to preserve a record of some of their reverse types on his own denarii.