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VESPASIAN (69-79). Denarius. Rome.
Obv: IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG.
Laureate head right.
Rev: COS VII.
Eagle standing right on altar; head turned left.
RIC² 847 (Vespasian).
Condition: good fine.
Weight: 3.16 g.
Diameter: 20 mm.
Vespasian rebuilt much of Rome, still largely ruined from the devastating fire that swept the city in AD 64, and he extended the citizenship of the Empire. The reverse of this coin is a stock type which alludes to this Flavian peace and prosperity, and perhaps implies the hand of Jupiter Optimus Maximus (Jupiter, Best and Greatest) to whom Vespasian had paid particular attention, re-consecrating his temple in AD 70.
