Vespasian. 69-79 AD. Denarius, 3.25g. (7h). Rome, 70 AD. Obv: [I]MP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG Head laureate right. Rx: COS ITER - TR POT Neptune standing left, right foot set on prow, holding dolphin and trident. RIC 25 (R ). BM 14. Paris 395 (as imitation). Cohen 90 (2 Fr.). EF.
Ex Harry N. Sneh Collection, acquired from Pars Coins, 2010.
Very scarce: only three specimens in Reka Devnia hoard. This Neptune type commemorates Vespasian's sea voyage from the East to Rome in 70 AD.