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Vespasian (AD 69-79). AV aureus (21mm, 7.13 gm, 6h). NGC Choice VF★ 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, AD 72-73. IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII, laureate head of Vespasian right / Vespasian in triumphal slow quadriga right, branch upward in right hand, scepter and reins in left; side of cart decorated with Victory. RIC II 364. Hendin 1467. Calicó 586. Extremely rare - only four examples found in sales archives.
The Triumph of Vespasian and Titus for their victory in the Jewish War was perhaps the formative event of the Flavian dynasty. Father and son were both anxious to unite the Roman people after the traumas of the Year of the Four Emperors (AD 68-69), and placed maximum emphasis on what could be viewed by some detractors as a minor victory in a desert backwater. Moreover, Rome had not seen a proper Triumph for nearly 30 years, in the reign of Claudius. A detailed description of the procession can be found in Josephus' "Wars of the Jews," book VII, chapter V.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 5000-7000 USD
Vespasian (AD 69-79). AV aureus (21mm, 7.13 gm, 6h). NGC Choice VF★ 5/5 - 4/5. Rome, AD 72-73. IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII, laureate head of Vespasian right / Vespasian in triumphal slow quadriga right, branch upward in right hand, scepter and reins in left; side of cart decorated with Victory. RIC II 364. Hendin 1467. Calicó 586. Extremely rare - only four examples found in sales archives.
The Triumph of Vespasian and Titus for their victory in the Jewish War was perhaps the formative event of the Flavian dynasty. Father and son were both anxious to unite the Roman people after the traumas of the Year of the Four Emperors (AD 68-69), and placed maximum emphasis on what could be viewed by some detractors as a minor victory in a desert backwater. Moreover, Rome had not seen a proper Triumph for nearly 30 years, in the reign of Claudius. A detailed description of the procession can be found in Josephus' "Wars of the Jews," book VII, chapter V.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 5000-7000 USD