Another Upgrade For My 12 Caesars Set

Super coin with the reverse legend. Congrats.

super pick-up @orfew!

Thanks to all for the kind words.

@Caesar 77

At first I thought that this coin may have commemorated some military victory since it displays the Nemesis reverse. While this is still possible, I think it may also be more subtle than that. This coin was minted in 73 CE the same year Vespasian added the title Censor to his other titles. He also added the title to his coins as you can see from the obverse of my coin. The only other emperor previous to Vespasian to add this title was Claudius (according to Michael Grant in his Twelve Caesars). However, Claudius did not go as far as Vespasian. While Claudius assumed the title of Censor he did not put this on his coins. This was perhaps to avoid angering the senate. I think that my coin has Nemesis because Claudius also had denarii with a nemesis reverse (Paci Augusti legend with a depiction of nemesis). It is possible that Vespasian was making the connection between his reign and that of Claudius. Remember that the Flavians were quite fond of issuing coins with reverses that hearkened back to previous days of glory. Titus for example has a denarius with a prow on the reverse that copies a denarius of Antony. Vespasian had denarii with the quadriga used both by the moneyers in republican days and by Augustus.

Please accept that this just may be airy speculation on my part.