77-78 AD., Vespasian, Rome mint, Denarius, RIC 938.

Vespasian, Rome mint, 77-78 AD.,
Denarius (18-19 mm / 3,20 g),
Obv.: IMP CAESAR - VESPASIANVS AVG , laureate head of Vespasian left.
Rev.: COS - VIII , Mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak round waist, standing left, holding spear slanting upwards in right hand and trophy on left shoulder.
old RIC 103 ; new RIC 938 ; BMC 202 ; RSC 126 .

The scarcer left facing obverse bust of the 'Mars triumphant' type.