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Aureus - Titus TR POT VIII COS VII

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Issuer RomeRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Emperor Vespasian (Titus Flavius Vespasianus) (69-79)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 79
Value 1 Aureus = 25 Denarii
Currency Denarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
Composition Gold
Weight 7.1 g
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
249990
References RIC II.1# 1075
Ian Carradice, Theodore Vern Buttrey, Jr.; 2007. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 2.1. Vespasian – Domitian (AD 69–96) (Second revised edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
, OCRE# ric.2_1(2).ves.1075
Online Coins of the Roman Empire (http://numismatics.org/ocre/)

Obverse

Head of Titus, laureate, right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: T CAESAR IMP VESPASIANVS

Translation:
Titus Caesar Imperator Vespasianus.
Titus, Caesar, supreme commander (Imperator), Vespasianus.

Reverse

Captive kneeling right, hands tied behind back, in front of trophy, composed of helmet, cuirass, crossed spears, round shield and parazonium.

Script: Latin

Lettering: TR POT VIII COS VII

Translation:
Tribunicia Potestate Octava, Consul Septimum.
holder of tribunician power for the eighth time, consul for the seventh time.

Mint

Rome (ancient), Italy (?-476)

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